Hi Rebecca. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I was curious in your choice of words, being “guilty.” Just in case you weren’t being “tongue in cheek” and the article did evoke a little guilt, I wanted to clarify: In fact, you have done nothing wrong in seeking ways to feel as beautiful as you actually are. My intention in writing that article was to de-shame or de-guilt by offering a deeper explanation of how we all “learn” to be insecure. Sometimes a byproduct of having vulnerable parts of us exposed (like my article might have done just by naming something tender that resonated) is a feeling of guilt or shame. I felt the need to clarify that you are not guilty. I see the things we do to feel better about ourselves as best efforts to help the tender parts of us from childhood cope (i.e. Botox) until, if needed or healthier, new ways of coping are acquired like processing the emotions from our childhood. Thoughts? Did I say too much?