Intro by Jenna Aranda, events by Katarina Hybenova

If there’s ever a time to reflect on one’s self esteem, it is Valentine’s Day. I have been through the gamet of Valentine’s Day festivities. A slew of them being in love. A few on the outs with the same love. And a few of a little Aretha Franklin / Eurythmics “Sisters are doing it for themselves” singing with some red wine and tears. 

The past couple of years moving to Bushwick, I have found my inner peace with it. It is not a death sentence, nor a badge of your stability. It is a chance of putting yourself out there. Because in the truest form of high self-esteem and self-love, “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?”…Can I get an amen?