Alicia Keys

Oh my gosh.

Oh my gosh.

I mean, it was forever. It was literally forever that I really struggled with my skin. And, you know, you're a teenager and your hormones and you get it and it's cool. And then all of a sudden I was like 18 and then I was 24. and then I was 28 and then I was 30 and then I was like 35 and I'm like, whoa, when does this thing stop? Like when, I thought like 16, 18, 21 maybe, why is it continuing?

I mean, it was forever. It was literally forever that I really struggled with my skin. And, you know, you're a teenager and your hormones and you get it and it's cool. And then all of a sudden I was like 18 and then I was 24. and then I was 28 and then I was 30 and then I was like 35 and I'm like, whoa, when does this thing stop? Like when, I thought like 16, 18, 21 maybe, why is it continuing?

And it was really hard to, especially to be in spaces where you would present yourself and you would feel just so self-conscious. I just felt so self-conscious and I'm like, but there's a big bump right here. And then most people are like, I don't even see the damn bump, but I see the bump right here and it's huge. And it feels really uncomfortable. You know, you just feel uncomfortable.

And it was really hard to, especially to be in spaces where you would present yourself and you would feel just so self-conscious. I just felt so self-conscious and I'm like, but there's a big bump right here. And then most people are like, I don't even see the damn bump, but I see the bump right here and it's huge. And it feels really uncomfortable. You know, you just feel uncomfortable.

You want to know why, too. You want to know what's the matter. Is something wrong? Why? I thought I'm... What can I do to help this? And so that definitely caused me a lot of anxiety. I started in the music world when I was 18. And so that was right kind of at the precipice and then the stress of the whole universe of music was just so much. And I was trying my best to play it cool.

You want to know why, too. You want to know what's the matter. Is something wrong? Why? I thought I'm... What can I do to help this? And so that definitely caused me a lot of anxiety. I started in the music world when I was 18. And so that was right kind of at the precipice and then the stress of the whole universe of music was just so much. And I was trying my best to play it cool.

I'm like, I can handle it. I can do it. But it was stressful. It was a whole new world. I had to carry a new weight on my shoulders and try to, you know, kind of like be calm or cool while doing it. And it was tricky. And my skin, I learned that my body reacts to stress. Our bodies react to stress. My personal body physically reacts to stress.

I'm like, I can handle it. I can do it. But it was stressful. It was a whole new world. I had to carry a new weight on my shoulders and try to, you know, kind of like be calm or cool while doing it. And it was tricky. And my skin, I learned that my body reacts to stress. Our bodies react to stress. My personal body physically reacts to stress.

Many of our personal bodies do this, which is obviously why even many dis-eases come to us from stress. Because physically, it's a physical manifestation of this feeling, which is why it is so important for us to figure out what... gives you peace, what calms you down, what makes you feel safe and like you're in your skin and you're yourself and these type of things.

Many of our personal bodies do this, which is obviously why even many dis-eases come to us from stress. Because physically, it's a physical manifestation of this feeling, which is why it is so important for us to figure out what... gives you peace, what calms you down, what makes you feel safe and like you're in your skin and you're yourself and these type of things.

And so, of course, I didn't know what that was for a long time, but I realized that it was these relationships I was attracting and It was the level of commitment I was agreeing to that left no space for me to reflect or to sleep or to be with my friends and have those outlets that do give you a sense of calm.

And so, of course, I didn't know what that was for a long time, but I realized that it was these relationships I was attracting and It was the level of commitment I was agreeing to that left no space for me to reflect or to sleep or to be with my friends and have those outlets that do give you a sense of calm.

And so my skin was so reactive that I said one day to myself, if I one day, I'm going to make something that fixes this, this. I'm going to do something about this because I know I'm not the only one.

And so my skin was so reactive that I said one day to myself, if I one day, I'm going to make something that fixes this, this. I'm going to do something about this because I know I'm not the only one.

And I realized as I began to live and experience so many different parts of my life, motherhood and raising young kids and finding time for yourself and getting rid of those toxic energies that were attacking me in real life, I realized that you really have to take care of your soul. Like you have to take care of your soul.

And I realized as I began to live and experience so many different parts of my life, motherhood and raising young kids and finding time for yourself and getting rid of those toxic energies that were attacking me in real life, I realized that you really have to take care of your soul. Like you have to take care of your soul.

So this philosophy of soul care really came from all of these understandings and all of these realizations that no one's going to do it for me. Like no, as much as I really, really wish someone would stand up and be like, you, you're not good for her, get out of here. That thing, you, you need to stop. No, I have to be the judge of that.

So this philosophy of soul care really came from all of these understandings and all of these realizations that no one's going to do it for me. Like no, as much as I really, really wish someone would stand up and be like, you, you're not good for her, get out of here. That thing, you, you need to stop. No, I have to be the judge of that.