self-love

For Collins, “Shirley Valentine” was more than just an ode to womanhood, self-love and self-discovery.

It has also brought mental health issues into public conversation - RM of BTS, the globally renowned K-pop group known for songs promoting self-love, is among those who have shared the book online.

Monarchs earn a “Radical Badge” upon completion of courses like Black Lives Matter, radical pride, environmental preservation, disability justice, and radical beauty, a course that transcends euro-centric beauty standards and preaches self-love.

You write in the first few pages of your book that writing it was “an act of self-love after decades of defiance.”

The pair round the bases together and bring new meaning to “self-love.”