Self-care Goes Green: A Photobook (Tagaytay Edition)

Sometimes, healing doesn’t come in words but in landscapes.

After all the misses and the messes, I’ve learned that self-care isn’t always bubble baths or journaling — sometimes, it’s standing still on cool Tagaytay soil, letting the fog kiss your skin, and remembering that life can be quiet and wide again.

This photobook is my way of capturing what green does for the soul — the way rolling fields soften sharp edges inside me, how tall pines remind me of endurance, and how every cup of hot coffee against a misty view feels like a hand on my back saying, “you’ve come far, breathe now.”

Self-care goes green here, not as a trend, but as a tender return — to nature, to stillness, and to me. - MESSY E.

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