How do you practise self-care?

When things get crazy, I like to bring it back to me and ask: what did I eat today? Did I have enough water? [Laughs] And if I am not feeling myself, I like to dial myself up just for me. Take a nude or play around with make-up and try to feel pretty, just for a second. Because I am a giving person and I always worry about the external [stuff], like my job, the first step is bringing that love back to me.

What does a nude do for you?

It makes me feel beautiful. I look at my body as art. It doesn’t mean you have to post the nude. You can delete it. But if you can create this beautiful shape in the buff and look at it and appreciate yourself, it does wonders for who you are. We like to put on a lot of things that cover up, clothes that put a waist on us. I used to cover up my arms with long-sleeve shirts and shit [laughs] but now if I can appreciate myself naked, I can appreciate myself any way.

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