‘I have the power to heal’: Love Island star Alexandra Cane shares tearful video as she opens up to fans about dealing with grief
Alexandra Cane cried in an emotional social media video on Monday as she frankly discussed dealing with grief.
The former Love Island star, 29, said she ‘had the power to heal’ and ‘would get away with it’, sharing words of encouragement with her followers who are also battling the loss.
She looked past her camera lens before closing her eyes in the poignant clip, but didn’t say what experience had caused her heartbreak.
Be honest: Alexandra Cane cried in an emotional social media video on Monday as she frankly discussed managing grief
Alexandra wrote in the accompanying caption: “ To anyone who suffers grief … repeat after me: I see you, I hear you, I feel you, I am safe, I will get through this, I hold the power to heal.
“Grief strikes us at many times in our lives. I want you to remember that this is not a sign of weakness, it is NECESSARY. Cry, shake, scream, fall to the ground, whatever you have to do.
She advised her followers to “feel” and “recognize” their emotions so that they could heal at their own pace.
Alexandra continued, “ Feel it. Admit it. Welcome him. Kiss him. Hold it … Let it go. Take all the time you need to heal.
Move: The former Love Island star, 29, said she ‘had the power to heal’ and ‘would get away with it’, sharing words of encouragement with her supporters
Positive thoughts and prayers: She advised her followers to “ feel ” and “ recognize ” their emotions so that they could heal at their own pace
Her social media followers flooded her Instagram with heart emoticons and messages of support.
One fan wrote: ‘Hope you are doing well honey! I send you so much love and light ”, while a second follower wrote:“ I send you strength ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ”.
A third Instagram user replied: “ ♥ ️ ♥ ️ Hugs xx ”. (sic)
The reality TV star shared another revealing article last week revealing that she dropped to a “ dangerously low ” weight last summer while obsessively focusing on diets and training.
Uplifting: Her social media followers flooded her Instagram with heart emojis and supportive messages as one fan wrote: “ Hope you are doing well, honey! I send you so much love and light ‘
The former Love Islander has revealed that she’s learned the hard way that ‘being thin doesn’t equate to happiness’ as she seeks a slimmer figure amid a storm of personal issues.
Respond to a fan who said his plan for 2021 was to ‘get thin and love [themselves]’Alexandra confessed that just being thin wasn’t enough for her.
Sharing side-by-side snaps of herself wearing bikinis, she wrote: ‘I hit a dangerously low weight in the middle of 2020 due to personal stress / lockdown etc. (to the right).
“It’s important for me to share this because I don’t want anyone to feel pressured to look this way.
“ The image on the left was where I felt the strongest / most confident (beginning of the year after launching my fitness plan). I had never felt so good about myself.
She added: ‘It’s hard for me to share this but I feel I have a duty because I want you to see the girl on the right was terribly sad and not nourishing her body.
“I was hurting myself. I was dealing with trauma and just trying to control an aspect of my life that at the time was food and exercise.
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Low: Alexandra shared another revealing post last week revealing that she dropped to a ‘dangerously low’ weight last summer while obsessively focusing on diets and training.
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