@@eylul3302 Honesty, was meant for the questions. Confidence, was overcoming their own personal issues and being open about them. You're not the one to define art, everyone decides for themselves.
Anja, I love how you mentioned that you get insecure when you have a crush, because I feel the same way. When I’m alone, I’m pretty confident in myself and I don’t tend to compare myself to other women. However, the second I am interested in someone, I find myself feeling self-conscious, insecure, and I compare myself to others a lot more. You’re not the only one
@@eylul3302 it’s very normal sister. Humans never wore clothes to begin with. And some cultures some people hardly wear any. So are U calling other peoples cultures shameful?
the part where Anja talks about insecurity being the worst when you have a crush on someone is so very relatable!! thanks for sharing all these meaningful stories and feelings, it's really liberating to listen to them!!
I’m a guy but this was exactly what I needed to hear. Learning to love and honor your body and yourself no matter how you look. And reminding yourself that you are your own worst critic. Thank you two for having the courage and honesty to share such personal and important topics. Everyone can benefit from listening to talks like this ✨💕
I love how you commented on this video. I feel like most people think about the idea that guys can get insecure about themselves too. it’s the idea that if guys talk about it then they’re seen as weak. It’s important to remember to be aware of what you say to anyone and the idea of insecurities in everyone and the idea that it occurs for everyone. The idea that mostly woman talk about it should be changed, It may help the rate of eating disorders in everyone if people realize that your body doesn’t need to be perfect or the “ideal” body type. And I think you talking about your insecurities ( even if it’s small and doesn’t go in depth) is really important. (Sorry this kinda ended up like and kinda like a rant)
Omg i am so excited for this! Thank you so much for having me on your channel and for this wonderful day! Can’t wait to see you again soon ❤️ so much love!!!
Your comments surrounding paranoia and weed is so so important, people don’t realize that bad reactions can happen and psychosis can be a lasting effect of weed. As you said, it’s not necessarily only good or bad, but I feel like because it’s become such a common thing for young people to do without genuinely knowing the risks
Being nude is natural. We just wear clothes to stay warm. Over years it’s become the social norm. People’s used to barely wear clothing if any at all. Some cultures women still don’t wear tops or bras. Nude is natural. And I love that you two ladies made this video for the rest of us women. We love empowered women. 💕👏🏼 The fear of just being human. Well said. We are all given our bodies. Our family genes and history. Or unique DNA. And sadly in today’s society and culture we are afraid to even be. But videos like this. People like us. We can help change it. For our children and theirs. 🥰 You are both beautiful women. Everyone is beautiful. Thank you again for this.
I have been a long time subscriber and I could tell that you were going though a lot over the past year. thank you so much for sharing such a vulnerable experience- I know how much shame society puts on sycodic breaks and I thank you for bringing such a warm and beautiful light to the subject the world needs more people like you. I have so much love and respect for you.
I’m most impressed that you can hold a genuine conversation while you’re working. Like, i have to stop my entire thought process just to take a 5 minute phone call
Anja thank you for being honest about the psychosis and panic disorder that came from your trauma, I feel seen, this topic needs to be talked about more. You are brave and I think you rock!
I’m 16 and deal w body insecurity, I think like most ppl, but I’m so glad videos like this exist. It’s cool seeing a body like your own, and hearing it spoken about in such a positive light. Really makes you reflect on negative thinking and how you can grow from that. Thank you so much for making this available, not just for young ppl, but ppl of all ages. Love both your energies!!
The beauty, vulnerability, and honest comfort of this video makes me want to cry with joy and also with a feeling of relief. I wish my younger self could have seen this video but to be honest, my current self really needed it too
This was very sweet, I feel like women naturally connect and get into deep topics like this when they are given the opportunity but we rarely get to have these moments together these days
We love to see women celebrating each other and loving themselves and being so openly and beautifully vulnerable. You have inspired me today. Thank you so much for this, I feel like everyone needs to see this video or experience something like this
I have been subscribed to Anja for like 3/4 years now and this video nearly made me cry. I really can't explain how much better it made me feel. I just want to be friends with Anja honestly, she seems so pure. When she spoke about insecurity around vulvas, I went through the exact same thing, same thoughts, same experiences and same questions. But I learned that there really is no two same vulvas; just like people. There is only one of you so why waste your qualities because they aren't similar to another persons? ily
I worked as an art model in art colleges for many yrs.It was one of my favorite jobs ever because the students were very appreciative and thanked me at the end of the classes.And I got free art lessons.I payed attention to the teachers and learned a lot.Very rarely did I have to deal with teachers hitting on me or creepy male students looking at me in an obvious weird way.
@@fays7309 Hi Fay.I just noticed your ? I decided to try it because I had been an art student and on the other end of it so I understood it and felt at home in art schools.I worked in Harvard Sq near an adult ed.school, so I just went in and asked.They always need models, sometimes its clothed, for portrait classes.The pay was good by the hr.but it was hard to make enough hrs.You had to travel to all the art schools.I would recommend it if you're young and feel comfortable with your body.I was taking dance classes when I did it and working out, so I wasnt self concious.It wasn't hard for me to hold poses and I got to daydream and not have to speak to people.The people and teachers were reallyinteresting and good people.
This is why I love Anja. Not only does she create amazing content, but she uses her platform for a better good. I have so much respect for her and Hannah as well. Thank you for making other women feel safe on your channel.
16:55 I’ve never heard anyone say this out loud but that is exactly how I feel. As soon as I’m interested in someone I start to hate everything about myself
I was intrigued, I love listening to other women talk about their experience and journey with the ups and downs of the way we understand our bodies and mind.
I thought I would share for anyone who can relate: I've struggled with heavy cycles since I was a a teenager. I had a stain on the back of my pants one day in high school. There was a group of girls laughing at me and they yelled if I needed a pad in a condescending way in front of everyone. I remember feeling so ashamed and embarrassed.
I'm sorry that happened to you. Heavy flows, leaking and spotting is completely natural. Those girls were immature, insecure and ignorant and you did not deserve to be embarrassed. I praise your strength. Love and light!
This is probably my favorite video on youtube, it's so extremely beautiful and vulnerable and this is the kind videos we need to see more of on this platform!
This was a wonderfully open and thoughtful convo/therapy session between strangers… (and honestly now for all of us strangers of the internet thanks to this lovely human, Anja) Thank you for both for sharing this with all of us♥️ (and absolutely beautiful paintings:))
I fully relate to your feelings of insecurities being amplified when you have a crush, and making it feel negative rather than a fun crush. I get so in my head, and start to question if I'm enough, it they won't be attracted to certain parts of me, things I don't usually think about. I pick myself apart and judge me from how someone else could see me, and it makes me dread the feeling of crushes, because it brings out my insecurities and anxiety
I loved the part when you patted your stomach and said "I try to look at it neutrally, it's just my tummy." So cute. Loved this art project, such a cool concept and insightful conversation
I feel like this should be a regular therapy session for some people. I think some really would learn more about themselves but also about others and their experiences and what they have learned!!! So So beautiful
This might just be my favourite video ever created because it is so beautiful and vulnerable and I feel so seen and connected to through both of these amazing, strong women
This feels like the talks i have with my friends and its so wonderful that you can share your vulnerabilities so openly with all of us I just got my period and this video ist just the comfort and feminine empowerment i needed right at this moment Thank you
As someone who has also gone through a drug-induced psychosis it’s nice to hear someone else speak on it and to feel validated in my fears afterwards. I only a few months ago was able to validated my own feelings and realized how traumatic the experience was. I appreciate Anja sharing her story. It really helps❤️
This is the most beautiful thing! I really needed this it’s nice to know I’m not alone and see two beautiful people lifting eachother up and letting others know there are safe places out there to come to!
Thank you so much for sharing this video and your experiences with your anxiety and panic attacks - I've had very similar experiences and it was the most difficult thing I've ever gone through. You sharing made me feel less alone in that experience. I'm happy you are doing much better
I’ve never known anyone else that openly says they’re more comfortable as their naked whole human self and this made me so happy since I feel the same. it’s taken me years to learn how to love my body as it is; I’m 18 and still learning. it’s people like you that help make the positive changes in this world. I love you, you’re so neat and inspiring Anja! 💛
This video is honestly so beautiful. I hope you both realise how reassuring, comforting and liberating this is for many people. Massive respect for creating this, thank you 🧡
Anja. When I tell you, the collective needed this. If not the collective… than myself. When I first started watching, I immediately was like “ugh!! Their bodies are so beautiful… I wish I looked like th-“ and then i was like… Gabriella. Get naked right now. And I did. And as you guys were talking I just, loved my body. I did some stretching, some quick ballet movements, and massaged my body a little. And getting back to myself like that was needed. Also hearing the way you guys help yourself when insecurities pop up… that was so helpful. I just hope that everyone can eventually learn how to embrace and love their bodies entirely… This was just. Needed. Thank you. :,)
the part where you mentioned the bad experience you've had with weed resonated with me deeply!!! last year, i had too much weed brownie and was also in a unfamiliar place, so it all turned out awful. all of the friends i was with at the time also had horrible experiences due to how much they ate, so we were all having anxiety attacks AT THE SAME TIME. thank god we had trustworthy people near us that could come and get us to a safer place, but in general it was a complete mess. now i know that i was very careless, but i am grateful to see people talking about bad experiences with weed bc i thought i was genuinely going crazy.
I've been watching your videos for two years and I grew a lot with you but never out grew you. You are such an inspiring person and I just wanted to say thank you for existing and being the person you are.. much love
I really cried. Before I saw the video I went straight to the comment section. Seeing people write how they are were so inspired and emotional i thought people were exaggerating but I totally get it. I loved the openness and overall good vibes. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you both 💕
But can we talk more about episodes like that due to smoking too much weed? It's happened to me multiple times, the panic, thinking I was dying, that my heart would be so fast it was going to stop, calling my brother asking if his weed was laced because I thought I was tripping.. and that the next time I saw my family I would be in the hospital. I know multiple people who have had experiences like this and are scarred by it, but it's almost frowned upon to speak about negative experiences with pot. Thank you for sharing Anja❤
I’m still a daily weed smoker and I have been for years and even when I talk to people like literally WHILE we are smoking about how I do experience negative effects from weed (memory, depression, heightened anxiety, appetite issues, lungs feeling shitty, etc.) if I smoke too much or smoke too long without taking a break and I’ll bring up that I need to like cut back or stop and seriously every time people act like I’m demonizing it or like i just can’t hold my smoke or something. Like as stoners people need to be a little more accepting that weed isn’t for everyone, and it’s not just fully healthy with no negative sides. And again, this is coming from someone who’s been smoking multiple times daily for like a few years.
@@SavingJuliet99 yes!!! Amen!! This was my exact experience. And I was a stoner for a few years, every day multiple times a day, blunts bowls bongs, but still had near all the side effects you mentioned over those years. Of course I loved it too, but even in the circles I was in, no one really mentioned their bad experiences which kind of keeps you quiet about yours. The conversations can be had without demonizing either side.. that being said I haven't smoked in a few years now, for other reasons, but I'll always remember those terrifying experiences. They were real.
I have never ever been so engrossed in the banter within a video. I came for the painting and stayed for the deep talking. I have never felt so deeply connected to a video. What a beautiful masterpiece this was.
omg this is such a beautiful video, and it might be my favorite of yours. the topic discussed really resonated with me. what a wonderful connection between two intelligent women. sisterhood is magical ❤️
I was pretty stressed out because of exams and then I came upon this video and I truly want to thank you for this! Watching you guys paint each other and have a genuine conversation really made me put my life on "pause" mode and introspect a little. There is so much beauty in our lives, but somehow, when stressed, the human beings can't really truly open their eyes. Thank you for opening my eyes, Anja🥰
This was so lovely to watch, so wholesome. Also, content like this makes me feel less insecure about my own body and its uniqueness. Thank you so much for sharing! (Also the paintings turned out really beautiful)
I started watching ANJA to practice my english, like a couple of years ago. And now, i’m in love with her criativity and talent. ANJA IF YOU’RE READING THIS YOU’RE SO FCKIN IMPORTANT TO ME
Life modeling for drawing classes was one of the best things I for my self confidence about my body and for my own art practice. Really appreciate this video.
I had tears in my eyes watching this! ❤️ Btw I‘d be really interested in your experiences with religious trauma / your journey in faith. I know it’s very personal - so no pressure! But since Germany isn’t a very religious country (anymore) I rarely hear very people talking about that. Thank you so much for this video!
This video is proof that doing something as simple as talking, can be so therapeutic and healing to so many people. We as humans, need to open up more and learn to love and accept everyone and their differences.
I love this and all the topics you both touched on. When women paint the woman figure there is a difference in perspective that I appreciate so much more. Thank you for this!
This was so real. You talking about your insecurities and mental health struggles is so relatable. I was diagnosed w bipolar II and I work hard to talk about it the same as depression and anxiety with openness, regardless of what other people react. Becoming detached is so scary and taboo, but you talking about this is so important. Also vulva fear is something so common it's crazy. I'm glad that this video is out there for young people to find and hopefully learn from :)
I had SUCH A similar experience with weed when I was 16, waaaay too much and I had a panic attack and was hallucinating and it lasted for MONTHS and it also gave me a panic disorder. I’m 30 now, and I have amazing mind over matter that I taught myself in that time. Thank you for sharing your story. It’s so wonderful to know we are never alone
The format and the questions asked here remind me of StyleLikeU....Anja it's great to hear you speaking with us in such a meaningful and sincere way. Both paintings were awesome.
This video makes me so happy knowing that shes better now and even more confident than the average person being so brave to be painted naked infront of a stranger and even on video infront of thousands of strangers, and its just so refreshing to hear someones story after theyve foumd themselves and gives me and others hope to get better
I actually feel so strong and happy looking at both of your bodies. I feel safe seeing how happy you both are with bodies that are often not considered perfect. I often want to have a better figure, have smaller breasts, or just feel unsafe and uncomfortable in my own skin. But seeing you sitting there appreciating yourselves and appreciating eachother makes me feel so much more comfortable. makes me realize that you can be happy without having a "perfect" body. Love from Mainz, Germany
It's visible through your last videos that you became way more comfortable within yourself. Could you maybe do a video about your healing journey and how you coped with your anxiety? I have been thru similar situations with having panic attacks and having heavy derealisation while smoking weed. Maybe thats even what you have experienced. It induced bad anxiety for me an regular derealisation. I would like too know how you overcame the fear of going crazy because I have that a lot. Love from Berlin🌞
Thank you so much for this video, I feel like this is something everyone needs to see when they're feeling insecure. Every body is beautiful and we're sculpted in a way that unique to us. As someone who only recently started to love her body this type of content would have done 12 year old me so much good. You're an inspiration and have a beautiful soul Anja. The weed thing with paranoia is something I go through too. When you're feeling panicked just remember you got through it once and you can do it again, I find singing along to music really helps.
Anja whenever you moved to NYC and you were talking about the mental distress that it was causing you it actually helped me a lot because I was going through something really similar at the time and hearing you talk about your experience helped me realize that it’s okay to feel that way and that I wasn’t alone! Thank you
Wait I have chills… Anja literally had the same experience I did. Mine started in elementary school as well and I also don’t know where or why it came from but probably social media as well. I used to be on RUclips looking for exercise videos as well, mostly for my belly. I remember I would do 3-4 ab workouts in a row. Or after eating I would confuse the feeling of being full or bloated with being fat and I would do a 100 jumping jacks in the bathroom. I always ate healthy though, I just never at junk food. I would eat breakfast lunch and dinner, the meat and veggie, a bunch of fruit, etc. it was always my stomach that I was insecure about, I always wanted it flatter or slightly toned. This insecurity followed me all the way from elementary school 5th grade to one year after graduation. In 2020 I was finally able to break free from it and I love my stomach now, I love the way it looks when I’m standing, when I’m sitting an have a few rolls. I just love the way it looks and appreciate all it does for my body, mechanically as in body function and purpose. I also found that once I stopped exercising that insecurity lessened. Exercising was such a heavy weight on me constantly 24/7 but I hated exercising, I always dreaded it. Even now I’m scared to exercise because I don’t want to fall into that mindset of ‘I’m doing this for physical appearance’. I want it to be for inner appearance and to keep my body active and healthy.
thank you for talking about your experience with weed. a few years i was in an extremely dark place and this random guy on campus offered me weed chocolate and i literally just took it and ate it without even thinking (i was smoking regularly then so i didn't really anything bad was gonna happen) and at first i was completely fine. i went to a lecture and when i got out the weed hit me all of a sudden and i got soo hot and my heart was beating so fast. my friend drove me to the train station and in the car i already started feeling soo paranoid and panicky. and when i was at the train station my friend didn't know what to do bc i was so out of it and i started feeling so sick that she had to ask a stranger to take me to the public restrooms in the station (her shift started so she couldn't take me). i was in there for THREE hours being soo extremely paranoid. i thought everyone was talking about me, i heard voices and i felt so extremely like i was never gonna be in control of my mind again. it was a complete psychotic break and i thought i was dying. i can't even explain it but it was such an out of body experience. when i started feeling less sick i got the train home but i was still paranoid and kept thinking the guy sitting across from me was laughing at me. i didn't leave my house for two days after that and the episode took so long to stop and the worst thing was that the whole experience was so bad that i ended up suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks because i was so afraid i would fall back into that state. i'm not against weed. but i do think it gets romanticized a lot and i wish more people were aware that these type of things can happen.
Oh my goodness. I’m sorry to hear you experienced that but I’m glad you’ve since overcome it. May God continue to keep you covered from experiences like that. While reading your story, I couldn’t help but wonder if it was possible that the weed chocolate you had may have been laced with something worse than weed. Either way, I think it’s great that you shared this because hopefully it will help others. All the best.
anja i admire you so very much, this is such a beautiful way to use your platform! you have a very mesmerizing way of speaking- i can tell it comes from deep within you ! you are so amazing
I love this video! I can relate with so much of what you guys were saying! But especially when Anja said that she feels most insecure when she has a crush on someone, I felt that a lot because I’m the same. And it was kind of comforting in a way to hear that because I never heard anyone else around me saying that.. I’m sure we can change that though! :)
so I never comment on videos but this video was just therapeuthic in the most beautiful way, everything was so pure, loving and carrying and honest, I'm- just wow thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, love from France.
This is so different than any other videos that I've seen! The honesty! The confidence! The art! I love the vibe in all your videos!
@@eylul3302 no. Why?
@@eylul3302 Honesty, was meant for the questions. Confidence, was overcoming their own personal issues and being open about them. You're not the one to define art, everyone decides for themselves.
@@eylul3302 not losing morals or ethics. Let's just agree to disagree.
@@eylul3302 being nude and calling it art is ones way of embracing the beauty of the human body, you're sexualizing it.
@@eylul3302 that's your ideology not everyone will agree with it
Anja, I love how you mentioned that you get insecure when you have a crush, because I feel the same way. When I’m alone, I’m pretty confident in myself and I don’t tend to compare myself to other women. However, the second I am interested in someone, I find myself feeling self-conscious, insecure, and I compare myself to others a lot more. You’re not the only one
I think that's a pretty common experience, tbh :)
Sammmmmeeeee
This reminds me of how beautiful nudity can be when it's not sexualized. I love the conversation topics you picked, too. This was inspiring!
Absolutely beautiful. Another example of how being naked around others doesn’t always mean it’s sexual. Beautiful girlies 🥰🥰🥰
But what happened later is the question
@@paolamarierosadoquintero6463 nothing stop.
@@paolamarierosadoquintero6463 LOL i love the humour good job
@@eylul3302 are you saying what they're doing is bad?
@@eylul3302 it’s very normal sister. Humans never wore clothes to begin with. And some cultures some people hardly wear any. So are U calling other peoples cultures shameful?
really curious about how this idea came up in conversation after only knowing each other for 2 hours lol anyways this is so beautiful and I love it sm
it would have been planned before hand lmao
This fact makes it even more beautiful.
@@eylul3302 I feel like you're the only one without a bring, stop bringing others down because you're insecure about yourself
the part where Anja talks about insecurity being the worst when you have a crush on someone is so very relatable!! thanks for sharing all these meaningful stories and feelings, it's really liberating to listen to them!!
This video was like a therapy session, so comforting, so honest, I didn't feel alone anymore. Thank you so much :)
The conversation and banter is so genuine between the two. It’s so refreshing. Love the art!
I’m a guy but this was exactly what I needed to hear. Learning to love and honor your body and yourself no matter how you look. And reminding yourself that you are your own worst critic. Thank you two for having the courage and honesty to share such personal and important topics. Everyone can benefit from listening to talks like this ✨💕
I love how you commented on this video. I feel like most people think about the idea that guys can get insecure about themselves too. it’s the idea that if guys talk about it then they’re seen as weak. It’s important to remember to be aware of what you say to anyone and the idea of insecurities in everyone and the idea that it occurs for everyone. The idea that mostly woman talk about it should be changed, It may help the rate of eating disorders in everyone if people realize that your body doesn’t need to be perfect or the “ideal” body type. And I think you talking about your insecurities ( even if it’s small and doesn’t go in depth) is really important.
(Sorry this kinda ended up like and kinda like a rant)
Omg i am so excited for this! Thank you so much for having me on your channel and for this wonderful day! Can’t wait to see you again soon ❤️ so much love!!!
everything about this video was so beautiful: the people, the conversations, the paintings, the vulnerability, trust and openness
Your comments surrounding paranoia and weed is so so important, people don’t realize that bad reactions can happen and psychosis can be a lasting effect of weed. As you said, it’s not necessarily only good or bad, but I feel like because it’s become such a common thing for young people to do without genuinely knowing the risks
As someone currently in partial hospitalization for an eating disorder I needed this. Thank you both💕
They both just have the best energy. I keep thinking I would love to be friends with Anja in real life.
I don't even know you but You are beautiful!!!
How are you doing now?
this conversation and the paintings are so beautiful!
Being nude is natural. We just wear clothes to stay warm. Over years it’s become the social norm. People’s used to barely wear clothing if any at all. Some cultures women still don’t wear tops or bras. Nude is natural. And I love that you two ladies made this video for the rest of us women. We love empowered women. 💕👏🏼 The fear of just being human. Well said. We are all given our bodies. Our family genes and history. Or unique DNA. And sadly in today’s society and culture we are afraid to even be. But videos like this. People like us. We can help change it. For our children and theirs. 🥰 You are both beautiful women. Everyone is beautiful. Thank you again for this.
I have been a long time subscriber and I could tell that you were going though a lot over the past year. thank you so much for sharing such a vulnerable experience- I know how much shame society puts on sycodic breaks and I thank you for bringing such a warm and beautiful light to the subject the world needs more people like you. I have so much love and respect for you.
I’m most impressed that you can hold a genuine conversation while you’re working. Like, i have to stop my entire thought process just to take a 5 minute phone call
the amount of trust and honesty they have here is just- 🥺🥺
Anja thank you for being honest about the psychosis and panic disorder that came from your trauma, I feel seen, this topic needs to be talked about more. You are brave and I think you rock!
I’m 16 and deal w body insecurity, I think like most ppl, but I’m so glad videos like this exist. It’s cool seeing a body like your own, and hearing it spoken about in such a positive light. Really makes you reflect on negative thinking and how you can grow from that. Thank you so much for making this available, not just for young ppl, but ppl of all ages. Love both your energies!!
The beauty, vulnerability, and honest comfort of this video makes me want to cry with joy and also with a feeling of relief. I wish my younger self could have seen this video but to be honest, my current self really needed it too
The paintings themselves look beautiful already on their own , but the unique process + meaning makes them even more special and impressive :)
This was very sweet, I feel like women naturally connect and get into deep topics like this when they are given the opportunity but we rarely get to have these moments together these days
We love to see women celebrating each other and loving themselves and being so openly and beautifully vulnerable. You have inspired me today. Thank you so much for this, I feel like everyone needs to see this video or experience something like this
I have been subscribed to Anja for like 3/4 years now and this video nearly made me cry. I really can't explain how much better it made me feel. I just want to be friends with Anja honestly, she seems so pure. When she spoke about insecurity around vulvas, I went through the exact same thing, same thoughts, same experiences and same questions. But I learned that there really is no two same vulvas; just like people. There is only one of you so why waste your qualities because they aren't similar to another persons? ily
I worked as an art model in art colleges for many yrs.It was one of my favorite jobs ever because the students were very appreciative and thanked me at the end of the classes.And I got free art lessons.I payed attention to the teachers and learned a lot.Very rarely did I have to deal with teachers hitting on me or creepy male students looking at me in an obvious weird way.
how did you start doing it? was it hard holding poses? what did you think about? how was the pay?
@@fays7309 Hi Fay.I just noticed your ? I decided to try it because I had been an art student and on the other end of it so I understood it and felt at home in art schools.I worked in Harvard Sq near an adult ed.school, so I just went in and asked.They always need models, sometimes its clothed, for portrait classes.The pay was good by the hr.but it was hard to make enough hrs.You had to travel to all the art schools.I would recommend it if you're young and feel comfortable with your body.I was taking dance classes when I did it and working out, so I wasnt self concious.It wasn't hard for me to hold poses and I got to daydream and not have to speak to people.The people and teachers were reallyinteresting and good people.
This is why I love Anja. Not only does she create amazing content, but she uses her platform for a better good. I have so much respect for her and Hannah as well. Thank you for making other women feel safe on your channel.
16:55 I’ve never heard anyone say this out loud but that is exactly how I feel. As soon as I’m interested in someone I start to hate everything about myself
I was intrigued, I love listening to other women talk about their experience and journey with the ups and downs of the way we understand our bodies and mind.
I thought I would share for anyone who can relate: I've struggled with heavy cycles since I was a a teenager. I had a stain on the back of my pants one day in high school. There was a group of girls laughing at me and they yelled if I needed a pad in a condescending way in front of everyone. I remember feeling so ashamed and embarrassed.
I'm sorry that happened to you. Heavy flows, leaking and spotting is completely natural. Those girls were immature, insecure and ignorant and you did not deserve to be embarrassed. I praise your strength. Love and light!
This is probably my favorite video on youtube, it's so extremely beautiful and vulnerable and this is the kind videos we need to see more of on this platform!
This was a wonderfully open and thoughtful convo/therapy session between strangers… (and honestly now for all of us strangers of the internet thanks to this lovely human, Anja)
Thank you for both for sharing this with all of us♥️ (and absolutely beautiful paintings:))
I fully relate to your feelings of insecurities being amplified when you have a crush, and making it feel negative rather than a fun crush. I get so in my head, and start to question if I'm enough, it they won't be attracted to certain parts of me, things I don't usually think about. I pick myself apart and judge me from how someone else could see me, and it makes me dread the feeling of crushes, because it brings out my insecurities and anxiety
I loved the part when you patted your stomach and said "I try to look at it neutrally, it's just my tummy." So cute. Loved this art project, such a cool concept and insightful conversation
I feel like this should be a regular therapy session for some people. I think some really would learn more about themselves but also about others and their experiences and what they have learned!!! So So beautiful
This might just be my favourite video ever created because it is so beautiful and vulnerable and I feel so seen and connected to through both of these amazing, strong women
This video felt like a emotional hug to me.
So if you need a hug here is one through the internet
*hug*
This feels like the talks i have with my friends and its so wonderful that you can share your vulnerabilities so openly with all of us
I just got my period and this video ist just the comfort and feminine empowerment i needed right at this moment
Thank you
Why am I crying lol. Women inspired by and inspiring other women. Yes yes yes.
This was beautiful
As someone who has also gone through a drug-induced psychosis it’s nice to hear someone else speak on it and to feel validated in my fears afterwards. I only a few months ago was able to validated my own feelings and realized how traumatic the experience was. I appreciate Anja sharing her story. It really helps❤️
This is the most beautiful thing! I really needed this it’s nice to know I’m not alone and see two beautiful people lifting eachother up and letting others know there are safe places out there to come to!
Thank you so much for sharing this video and your experiences with your anxiety and panic attacks - I've had very similar experiences and it was the most difficult thing I've ever gone through. You sharing made me feel less alone in that experience. I'm happy you are doing much better
I’ve never known anyone else that openly says they’re more comfortable as their naked whole human self and this made me so happy since I feel the same. it’s taken me years to learn how to love my body as it is; I’m 18 and still learning. it’s people like you that help make the positive changes in this world. I love you, you’re so neat and inspiring Anja! 💛
This video is honestly so beautiful. I hope you both realise how reassuring, comforting and liberating this is for many people. Massive respect for creating this, thank you 🧡
Anja. When I tell you, the collective needed this. If not the collective… than myself. When I first started watching, I immediately was like “ugh!! Their bodies are so beautiful… I wish I looked like th-“ and then i was like… Gabriella. Get naked right now. And I did. And as you guys were talking I just, loved my body. I did some stretching, some quick ballet movements, and massaged my body a little. And getting back to myself like that was needed. Also hearing the way you guys help yourself when insecurities pop up… that was so helpful. I just hope that everyone can eventually learn how to embrace and love their bodies entirely… This was just. Needed. Thank you. :,)
this is perfect, followed this as I was watching and doing that combined with the video immediately made me feel so much better about my body :’)
You may have made me cry while reading your post. That was so beautiful and amazing way to connect with yourself.
@@tsanti6200 we love to see it
@@HannaRooks :')
the part where you mentioned the bad experience you've had with weed resonated with me deeply!!! last year, i had too much weed brownie and was also in a unfamiliar place, so it all turned out awful. all of the friends i was with at the time also had horrible experiences due to how much they ate, so we were all having anxiety attacks AT THE SAME TIME. thank god we had trustworthy people near us that could come and get us to a safer place, but in general it was a complete mess. now i know that i was very careless, but i am grateful to see people talking about bad experiences with weed bc i thought i was genuinely going crazy.
WoW the best video I saw in a long time. This is something I really needed at this time ! THANK YOU so much Anja !
Wow, just two women bonding and appreciating each other. Love how you listen to each other and support one another🥺✨
This literally felt like a therapy session and I teared up many times while both of you girls were talking I feel seen 💜
Even the way you blurred it is so pretty this is so nice
I've been watching your videos for two years and I grew a lot with you but never out grew you. You are such an inspiring person and I just wanted to say thank you for existing and being the person you are.. much love
I really cried. Before I saw the video I went straight to the comment section. Seeing people write how they are were so inspired and emotional i thought people were exaggerating but I totally get it. I loved the openness and overall good vibes. Absolutely beautiful.
Thank you both 💕
Finally some real talk I can relate to! Thank you so much. It was so nice to hear your candid thoughts about subjects that are so rarely touched!
i love her. and this felt like a wonderful conversation between friends and the room is beautiful!!
I loved every second of this!!! so beautiful and comforting to see women talking and being honest about things that I have constantly questioned.
admire both of you so much for getting vulnerable & raw with one another. this was a great watch!!
But can we talk more about episodes like that due to smoking too much weed? It's happened to me multiple times, the panic, thinking I was dying, that my heart would be so fast it was going to stop, calling my brother asking if his weed was laced because I thought I was tripping.. and that the next time I saw my family I would be in the hospital. I know multiple people who have had experiences like this and are scarred by it, but it's almost frowned upon to speak about negative experiences with pot. Thank you for sharing Anja❤
And this is after smoking multiple times a day for years. Not just a one time occurrence being "new" to it. For the record.
I’m still a daily weed smoker and I have been for years and even when I talk to people like literally WHILE we are smoking about how I do experience negative effects from weed (memory, depression, heightened anxiety, appetite issues, lungs feeling shitty, etc.) if I smoke too much or smoke too long without taking a break and I’ll bring up that I need to like cut back or stop and seriously every time people act like I’m demonizing it or like i just can’t hold my smoke or something. Like as stoners people need to be a little more accepting that weed isn’t for everyone, and it’s not just fully healthy with no negative sides. And again, this is coming from someone who’s been smoking multiple times daily for like a few years.
@@SavingJuliet99 yes!!! Amen!! This was my exact experience. And I was a stoner for a few years, every day multiple times a day, blunts bowls bongs, but still had near all the side effects you mentioned over those years. Of course I loved it too, but even in the circles I was in, no one really mentioned their bad experiences which kind of keeps you quiet about yours. The conversations can be had without demonizing either side.. that being said I haven't smoked in a few years now, for other reasons, but I'll always remember those terrifying experiences. They were real.
I have never ever been so engrossed in the banter within a video. I came for the painting and stayed for the deep talking. I have never felt so deeply connected to a video. What a beautiful masterpiece this was.
Everything about this experience was so beautiful I literally cried when the video ended 🥺 thank you for sharing that
Sorry this is off topic but I love ur profile picture 😌
omg this is such a beautiful video, and it might be my favorite of yours. the topic discussed really resonated with me. what a wonderful connection between two intelligent women. sisterhood is magical ❤️
I was pretty stressed out because of exams and then I came upon this video and I truly want to thank you for this! Watching you guys paint each other and have a genuine conversation really made me put my life on "pause" mode and introspect a little. There is so much beauty in our lives, but somehow, when stressed, the human beings can't really truly open their eyes. Thank you for opening my eyes, Anja🥰
This was so lovely to watch, so wholesome. Also, content like this makes me feel less insecure about my own body and its uniqueness. Thank you so much for sharing!
(Also the paintings turned out really beautiful)
I started watching ANJA to practice my english, like a couple of years ago. And now, i’m in love with her criativity and talent. ANJA IF YOU’RE READING THIS YOU’RE SO FCKIN IMPORTANT TO ME
This was genuinely my favourite video you have ever posted. Thank you x
i love how different they express eachother through art, it’s so beautiful to see the process unfold
Life modeling for drawing classes was one of the best things I for my self confidence about my body and for my own art practice. Really appreciate this video.
I had an extremely similar experience with weed! I am so glad to hear you talk about this. the most terrifying thing I have ever experienced.
this made me cry in such a happy way, i’m not sure how to explain it
I had tears in my eyes watching this! ❤️
Btw I‘d be really interested in your experiences with religious trauma / your journey in faith. I know it’s very personal - so no pressure! But since Germany isn’t a very religious country (anymore) I rarely hear very people talking about that.
Thank you so much for this video!
This video is proof that doing something as simple as talking, can be so therapeutic and healing to so many people. We as humans, need to open up more and learn to love and accept everyone and their differences.
I love this and all the topics you both touched on. When women paint the woman figure there is a difference in perspective that I appreciate so much more. Thank you for this!
What a beautiful ambience. Such a raw video. Thank you for both being so open.
I‘m literally crying… such a beautiful video with two beautiful women!
This was so real. You talking about your insecurities and mental health struggles is so relatable. I was diagnosed w bipolar II and I work hard to talk about it the same as depression and anxiety with openness, regardless of what other people react. Becoming detached is so scary and taboo, but you talking about this is so important. Also vulva fear is something so common it's crazy. I'm glad that this video is out there for young people to find and hopefully learn from :)
ahh I've been waiting for thiss. Hanna is my fav german yt so glad so see u both in a collab
Her English is so good!!
soory no angllliiiiise
I had SUCH A similar experience with weed when I was 16, waaaay too much and I had a panic attack and was hallucinating and it lasted for MONTHS and it also gave me a panic disorder. I’m 30 now, and I have amazing mind over matter that I taught myself in that time.
Thank you for sharing your story. It’s so wonderful to know we are never alone
This was such a genuine and beautiful and inspiring conversation
this was one of the most beautiful, honest and eye opening video/experience i have ever had. thank you so much for this
The format and the questions asked here remind me of StyleLikeU....Anja it's great to hear you speaking with us in such a meaningful and sincere way. Both paintings were awesome.
This video makes me so happy knowing that shes better now and even more confident than the average person being so brave to be painted naked infront of a stranger and even on video infront of thousands of strangers, and its just so refreshing to hear someones story after theyve foumd themselves and gives me and others hope to get better
I actually feel so strong and happy looking at both of your bodies. I feel safe seeing how happy you both are with bodies that are often not considered perfect. I often want to have a better figure, have smaller breasts, or just feel unsafe and uncomfortable in my own skin. But seeing you sitting there appreciating yourselves and appreciating eachother makes me feel so much more comfortable. makes me realize that you can be happy without having a "perfect" body. Love from Mainz, Germany
thank you so much for feeling comfortable enough to share these stories and thoughts, i really appreciate it, you are so kind and generous
This entire video is beautiful thank you so much for making this I’m on the verge of tears
It's visible through your last videos that you became way more comfortable within yourself. Could you maybe do a video about your healing journey and how you coped with your anxiety? I have been thru similar situations with having panic attacks and having heavy derealisation while smoking weed. Maybe thats even what you have experienced. It induced bad anxiety for me an regular derealisation. I would like too know how you overcame the fear of going crazy because I have that a lot.
Love from Berlin🌞
so wholesome and just full of love; really refreshing to watch
Thank you so much for this video, I feel like this is something everyone needs to see when they're feeling insecure. Every body is beautiful and we're sculpted in a way that unique to us.
As someone who only recently started to love her body this type of content would have done 12 year old me so much good. You're an inspiration and have a beautiful soul Anja.
The weed thing with paranoia is something I go through too. When you're feeling panicked just remember you got through it once and you can do it again, I find singing along to music really helps.
Aside from all the beautiful message the video gives , she is looking exactly like Keira Knightley . She is stunninggg
Love you from Brasil 🇧🇷 thank You soo much for this vídeo! I know not only me, but a whole word of women will benefit from this needed talk.
these therapy session videos really help. they make me want to shower and take care of myself. thank you
Anja whenever you moved to NYC and you were talking about the mental distress that it was causing you it actually helped me a lot because I was going through something really similar at the time and hearing you talk about your experience helped me realize that it’s okay to feel that way and that I wasn’t alone! Thank you
Wait I have chills… Anja literally had the same experience I did. Mine started in elementary school as well and I also don’t know where or why it came from but probably social media as well. I used to be on RUclips looking for exercise videos as well, mostly for my belly. I remember I would do 3-4 ab workouts in a row. Or after eating I would confuse the feeling of being full or bloated with being fat and I would do a 100 jumping jacks in the bathroom. I always ate healthy though, I just never at junk food. I would eat breakfast lunch and dinner, the meat and veggie, a bunch of fruit, etc. it was always my stomach that I was insecure about, I always wanted it flatter or slightly toned. This insecurity followed me all the way from elementary school 5th grade to one year after graduation. In 2020 I was finally able to break free from it and I love my stomach now, I love the way it looks when I’m standing, when I’m sitting an have a few rolls. I just love the way it looks and appreciate all it does for my body, mechanically as in body function and purpose. I also found that once I stopped exercising that insecurity lessened. Exercising was such a heavy weight on me constantly 24/7 but I hated exercising, I always dreaded it. Even now I’m scared to exercise because I don’t want to fall into that mindset of ‘I’m doing this for physical appearance’. I want it to be for inner appearance and to keep my body active and healthy.
thank you for talking about your experience with weed. a few years i was in an extremely dark place and this random guy on campus offered me weed chocolate and i literally just took it and ate it without even thinking (i was smoking regularly then so i didn't really anything bad was gonna happen) and at first i was completely fine. i went to a lecture and when i got out the weed hit me all of a sudden and i got soo hot and my heart was beating so fast. my friend drove me to the train station and in the car i already started feeling soo paranoid and panicky. and when i was at the train station my friend didn't know what to do bc i was so out of it and i started feeling so sick that she had to ask a stranger to take me to the public restrooms in the station (her shift started so she couldn't take me). i was in there for THREE hours being soo extremely paranoid. i thought everyone was talking about me, i heard voices and i felt so extremely like i was never gonna be in control of my mind again. it was a complete psychotic break and i thought i was dying. i can't even explain it but it was such an out of body experience. when i started feeling less sick i got the train home but i was still paranoid and kept thinking the guy sitting across from me was laughing at me. i didn't leave my house for two days after that and the episode took so long to stop and the worst thing was that the whole experience was so bad that i ended up suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks because i was so afraid i would fall back into that state.
i'm not against weed. but i do think it gets romanticized a lot and i wish more people were aware that these type of things can happen.
Oh my goodness. I’m sorry to hear you experienced that but I’m glad you’ve since overcome it. May God continue to keep you covered from experiences like that. While reading your story, I couldn’t help but wonder if it was possible that the weed chocolate you had may have been laced with something worse than weed. Either way, I think it’s great that you shared this because hopefully it will help others. All the best.
so in love with the vulnerability in this video. truly inspiring.
one of the best, most genuine videos I've ever seen. amazing, anja :)
This was amazing to experience, thank you guys for sharing it. I'm so glad and so honored.
anja i admire you so very much, this is such a beautiful way to use your platform! you have a very mesmerizing way of speaking- i can tell it comes from deep within you ! you are so amazing
I love this video! I can relate with so much of what you guys were saying! But especially when Anja said that she feels most insecure when she has a crush on someone, I felt that a lot because I’m the same. And it was kind of comforting in a way to hear that because I never heard anyone else around me saying that.. I’m sure we can change that though! :)
I've been following both of you for years now, and I loved to see this video and the special connection that was formed in the process between you two
so I never comment on videos but this video was just therapeuthic in the most beautiful way, everything was so pure, loving and carrying and honest, I'm- just wow thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, love from France.
This made me feel beautiful for like the first time in a long time, thank you Anja and thank you Hannah