For much of my 50 years of life, I struggled to love the person I saw in the mirror. This struggle to love myself was related to years of physical and verbal abuse I received from others around me. I now stand for the alarming 85% of the population that data suggests have low self-esteem and lack self-love. My platform, “Self-Love”, is focused on utilizing Dove’s self-esteem, evidence-based resources, for continuing my mentoring sessions, social media campaign, and internet blog to assist young people in raising their self-esteem and realize their full potential.