I’m Jackie Linn, a queer Filipino‑American comedian, storyteller, and creative, and I know what it feels like to doubt your worth, to shrink yourself just to fit into spaces that weren’t made for you. Depression, hustle culture, and the pressure to constantly “be more” kept burning me out.

What I needed most wasn’t approval from anyone else; it was a reminder. A quiet affirmation that I already am enough, as I am.

So I started wearing my affirmations like armor. Mirrored, so I could see them reflected at me: Worthy. Loved. Divine. Fearless. Abundant. Legend. Not just to see it but to believe it by feeling it.