Maxene Magalona

“I sincerely pray for peace and progress for our nation. We deserve divorce.”

“Marriage IS supposed to be a sacred union between two people.”

“When we begin to see the cracks and issues that arise in the relationship, we exhaust all efforts to try to make it work for the sake of the marriage.”

“Research on “conscious coupling” before you get into relationships and marriages and “conscious parenting” before having children to save yourselves from unnecessary heartaches."”

“If you want to have kids but refuse to heal your childhood wounds, believe me when I say that you will end up unconsciously passing these on to your children.”

“I encourage people to heal before they get married or before they have kids.”

“I don’t want let pain stop me from living my life the way I want to.”

“What you allow is what will continue.”

“This is a sacred reminder that even if he is no longer with us on this earth physically, I know for sure that he is always with me in spirit. That was why I made sure to put the tattoo on my wrist so that I can be reminded that my Dad is always be with me no matter how sad I feel.”

“La fille à Papa,' means daddy’s girl in French. I chose this language because one of my Dad’s nicknames was France and had it done by one of his first tattoo artists.I got this tattoo during a time in my life when I was extremely depressed and wanted to leave this world after Papa passed away.”

“I don’t believe that getting tattoos makes you a bad person.”

“I’ve had my heart broken a lot of times, I don’t blame my past relationships because I also have my own faults. For me to be able to say this to other people and not be ashamed of it, I think that’s one of the reasons why God put me on this earth—para i-share ko yung lessons na yun (to share those lessons).”

“Love yourself and take time to make yourself grow and become wiser. Because you can’t be in a relationship unless you are happy on your own.”

“I’m very hardheaded when it comes to love and relationships. I wish I listened to my mom when she said to me before that there doesn’t need to be a rush when it comes to relationships. I should have listened to my mom when I was younger.”

“The best thing that I can do is just to be myself and that’s the best gift that I can give people.”

“I like counting my blessings. I like seeing the signs. Yung (the) serendipity, I like serendipity… parang (like) if not for this, hindi mangyayari ito (it will not happen).”

“I don’t like negativity. I like happy thoughts. I like just looking at the bright side of things. I’m such a positive person.”

“It is not easy to feel unsafe in your own body due to past traumas and have to be okay to be able to handle everyday tasks. This is why I had to find ways to be able to deal with my condition and its symptoms so that I can continue with my life.”

“What people who do not have a mental health condition find hard to understand is that it is a constant battle to come face to face with your inner demons while having to deal with life's responsibilities.”

“Everyone is going through something and what we need to do is learn how to hold space for each other so that we can help each other heal.”