I’ve spent my life surviving, performing, and proving my worth—never fully soft, never fully loved. From Survival to Softness is my journey toward courage, self-compassion, and the love I’ve always longed for. Read more on dedrialouise.com.

And if I’m honest, I still wanted to be chosen. But God asked me the hardest question of all: Why am I not enough for you? What began as twenty-one days of intentionality became a lifelong journey of self-love. I discovered what it meant to choose myself—not for validation, not to be seen, but simply because I am already loved beyond measure. Choose yourself. Every single day.

What I share with you today is a real-time revelation of God’s love and grace in my life. The first three years of my 30s have felt like...