Yancy Lael > Quotes

“Our culture is obsessed with perfection, especially when it comes to the way women look. The parameters of acceptability as far as physical appearance go are so limiting that only a handful of women actually fall into this category. And the rest of us are left to either squeeze ourselves into molds that don't fit, hating ourselves all the while, or we just give up entirely.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“You are not your skin. You are not your body. You are a soul. You are a cell in the body of the Divine. You are a magnificent product of Divine Creation. You are a moment of inspiration made manifest in a human body.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“In this culture, cultivating unconditional self-acceptance truly is radical.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“If you feel like a failure in any area of your life, then you are in need of some self-forgiveness.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“For most of us, the most common and unfortunate side effect of skin problems is isolation. We don't want to be seen the way we look. You can hide a lot of physical flaws, but not acne. It's right there, on the first thing people notice about us - our face. And it's hard for some of us to imagine that people can see the face - the PERSON - behind the acne.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“Don't forget that healing takes time. Don't expect to try meditation and a new skincare line and end up with perfect skin in a week. Give yourself the gift of time and patience. The body is a complicated, miraculous system and each body processes change in its own time.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“Don't rely on labels to give you the information you need. Trust only the ingredient list and your gut.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“Wash, wash, wash. Tone, tone, tone. Strip the oil, then add an oil-free moisturizer to replace the oil. This is how we've been taught to care for our skin. It seems a little crazy when you see it in print, right? Take all that oil out and add chemicals to replace it. Nuts!”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“I had to learn the hard way that treating the skin like an A-bomb drop zone is completely counterproductive. And through my healing journey, I've discovered something miraculous: that moisturizers can heal in unimaginable ways.”
― Yancy Lael, Soulful Skincare: The ultimate guide to radically transforming your complexion

“At midmorning the next day, she stood out by the line, hanging the laundry up to dry. But when she reached into the basket for the last item, a worn, moss-green shirt, she found it empty. Looking up, she saw the little fox holding the shirt in its mouth. It leapt, dropping the shirt, then picked it up again.”
― Yancy Lael, The Fox at the Door

“As they climbed into the wagon, the widows thanked her again, and reminded her to be careful out there. There was danger in the woods, especially for a woman on her own. Fairies, demons, and shapeshifters who might take advantage of an unguarded lady.”
― Yancy Lael, The Fox at the Door

“Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived in a cottage at the edge of the woods. She was neither young nor old, neither pretty nor unattractive. As such, people from the village didn’t take much notice of her. Nor did she take much notice of them. She spent her days foraging for roots and mushrooms in the forest, simmering broths in the cauldron at her hearth, and spinning wool into long strings that would be woven into shawls and mittens.”
― Yancy Lael, The Fox at the Door

“The fox didn’t move, didn’t even seem to be breathing as the woman’s trembling fingers touched its red pelt, just between its ears. It closed its eyes as her hand moved over the back of its head.”
― Yancy Lael, The Fox at the Door