--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm…" description: "\"I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34 years old! I still have things I'm really insec..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg" --- # I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly… ![“I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34 years old! I still have things I'm really insecure about, but I've changed by loving me - C-section scars, stretch marks, and all.” quote by Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg) > “I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34 years old! I still have things I'm really insecure about, but I've changed by loving me - C-section scars, stretch marks, and all.” [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. She describes achieving self‑acceptance later in life, embracing her body despite past insecurities. **In simple terms:** She learned to love herself and her imperfections. Key Takeaway Practice self‑compassion daily. Themes self‑acceptance body positivity personal growth Mood hopeful reflective Type personal motivational When to use this quote - daily affirmations - therapy sessions - support groups - social media posts Key Concepts self‑esteem aging mental health Questions to Reflect On - What steps can you take to reinforce self‑love? - How does age affect your view of self‑acceptance? A Different Perspective Self‑acceptance can be challenged by societal pressure and internalized criticism. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [34 Years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/34-years-1230273/) [Changed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changed/) [Comfortable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comfortable/) [Hard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard/) [I've changed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-ve-changed/) [Insecure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/insecure/) [Mark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mark/) [Scar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scar/) [Scars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scars/) [Scars Stretch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scars-stretch-1230272/) [Section Scars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/section-scars-1230274/) [Stills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stills/) [Stretch marks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stretch-marks/) [Years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/) ## Related quotes > [What you have to understand is that my thing is not glamour. I love stretch marks and C-section scars and all of that. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-morgan/what-you-have-to-understand-is-that-my-thing-is-not-glamour-i-love/) [Tracy Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-morgan/) > [There's that layering of selves that we can have with someone else across a long relationship. I go to the baths, the Korean spa.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-nelson/there-s-that-layering-of-selves-that-we-can-have-with-someone-else/) [Maggie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-nelson/) > [I'm 34 years old, but I still feel like I'm progressing as an athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raphael-assuncao/i-m-34-years-old-but-i-still-feel-like-i-m-progressing-as-an-athlete/) [Raphael Assuncao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raphael-assuncao/) > [I'm very boring. I'm a mom. I'm 34 years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britney-spears/i-m-very-boring-i-m-a-mom-i-m-34-years-old/) [Britney Spears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britney-spears/) > [I think when you've been a career politician for 34 years you have to run on your record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carly-fiorina/i-think-when-you-ve-been-a-career-politician-for-34-years-you-have-to/) [Carly Fiorina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carly-fiorina/) > [I've been married nearly 34 years, I'm not perfect, I've made mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-condit/i-ve-been-married-nearly-34-years-i-m-not-perfect-i-ve-made-mistakes/) [Gary Condit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-condit/) > [My mom passed away when she was 34 years old... And I think in addition to I have to be really good if I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-tomlinson/my-mom-passed-away-when-she-was-34-years-old-and-i-think-in-addition/) [Taylor Tomlinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-tomlinson/) > [Pep Guardiola is like going to university. I spent a year with him at City, learning something new every day. On the playing field,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willy-caballero/pep-guardiola-is-like-going-to-university-i-spent-a-year-with-him-at/) [Willy Caballero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willy-caballero/) > [When Eric Clapton cut 'After Midnight,' he sold so many records and it was so big at the time, I decided that I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-cale/when-eric-clapton-cut-after-midnight-he-sold-so-many-records-and-it/) [J. J. Cale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-cale/) > [I was 34 years old, and I knew that I wanted a possibility of having a family one day, but I wasn't dating anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bridget-marquardt/i-was-34-years-old-and-i-knew-that-i-wanted-a-possibility-of-having-a/) [Bridget Marquardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bridget-marquardt/) > [After 34 years, I feel like I did when I was starting out. I feel excited and feel I've never been better doing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louie-anderson/after-34-years-i-feel-like-i-did-when-i-was-starting-out-i-feel/) [Louie Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louie-anderson/) > [I did 'Sizwe Bansi is Dead' for 34 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/i-did-sizwe-bansi-is-dead-for-34-years/) [John Kani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kani/) > [ I didn't want to go there \[America\] at 34 years old and for people to say he's only going for the money. It's not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckham/i-didn-t-want-to-go-there-america-at-34-years-old-and-for-people-to/) [David Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckham/) > [I'd say that I've been reclusive the last 34 years. That was my big thing as a kid, staying home from school. I've trained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-apple/i-d-say-that-i-ve-been-reclusive-the-last-34-years-that-was-my-big/) [Fiona Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-apple/) > [We are living on average today 34 years longer than our great-grandparents did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-fonda/we-are-living-on-average-today-34-years-longer-than-our-great/) [Jane Fonda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-fonda/) ## More by Jenny McCarthy > [If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/if-you-give-us-a-safe-vaccine-we-ll-use-it-it-shouldn-t-be-polio/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [My flights delayed and I found a pube in my sushi. Good times at the airport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/my-flights-delayed-and-i-found-a-pube-in-my-sushi-good-times-at-the/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [Obviously, I'm not a trained actress, and right now I'll come out and say I'm glad I'm not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/obviously-i-m-not-a-trained-actress-and-right-now-i-ll-come-out-and/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [“The modern term is called “being a bitch” but the Indians call it “being in your power.” I liked the sound of their beliefs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/the-modern-term-is-called-being-a-bitch-but-the-indians-call-it-being/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [The idea that vaccines are a primary cause of autism is not as crackpot as some might wish. Autism's 60-fold rise in 30 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/the-idea-that-vaccines-are-a-primary-cause-of-autism-is-not-as/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [I went to an all-girls Catholic school. And all the nuns just breathed down our necks "abstinence." And that's not the right thing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-went-to-an-all-girls-catholic-school-and-all-the-nuns-just-breathed/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [For a seriously autistic kid, the best prognosis might be getting into a mainstream school without being too much of a shadow. For a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/for-a-seriously-autistic-kid-the-best-prognosis-might-be-getting-into/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [The reason why the medical community is reluctant to talk about it is because there's such a huge business in pharmaceuticals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/the-reason-why-the-medical-community-is-reluctant-to-talk-about-it-is/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don't become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-look-at-autism-like-a-bus-accident-and-you-don-t-become-cured-from/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [You don't need a pickup line. Just glance at a woman from across the room. Glance - don't stare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/you-don-t-need-a-pickup-line-just-glance-at-a-woman-from-across-the/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [Why do other first world countries give children so many fewer vaccines than we do? Vaccines save lives, but might be harming some children.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/why-do-other-first-world-countries-give-children-so-many-fewer/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic or we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/we-can-either-continue-to-collectively-stand-on-the-sidelines-and/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [I have my once-a-month nachos, but it's soy cheese and turkey chili on it, so it's somewhat safe. But it's still a big vice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-have-my-once-a-month-nachos-but-it-s-soy-cheese-and-turkey-chili-on/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [No I don't have a sex tape and I'm kind of upset that I don't. You know why? 'Cause I'm really good,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/no-i-don-t-have-a-sex-tape-and-i-m-kind-of-upset-that-i-don-t-you/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) > [It's absolutely imperative for the parents and the typical kids to have time by themselves, to go out to dinner or even go on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/it-s-absolutely-imperative-for-the-parents-and-the-typical-kids-to/) [Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) [Explore all 90 Jenny McCarthy quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/) ## More Changed quotes > [“You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed. People may not notice at the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barnes/you-put-together-two-things-that-have-not-been-put-together-before/) [Julian Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barnes/) > [You made me hate my own reflection Question every choice I make So I could try to be perfect But I will try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn/you-made-me-hate-my-own-reflection-question-every-choice-i-make-so-i/) [Lynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn/) > [Everything has changed and nothing has changed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-lowery/everything-has-changed-and-nothing-has-changed/) [Joseph Lowery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-lowery/) > [“After the funeral, my life changed. I felt as if time were suddenly precious, water going down an open drain, and I could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-albom/after-the-funeral-my-life-changed-i-felt-as-if-time-were-suddenly/) [Mitch Albom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-albom/) > [ Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then \[these?\],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/next-came-the-patent-laws-these-began-in-england-in-1624-and-in-this/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [Faith is the avenue to salvation. Not intellectual understanding. Not money. Not your works. Just simple faith. How much faith? The faith of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/faith-is-the-avenue-to-salvation-not-intellectual-understanding-not/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [When I became Miss World, I couldn't believe I had won it. I used to sleep with my crown because I was scared someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/when-i-became-miss-world-i-couldn-t-believe-i-had-won-it-i-used-to/) [Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/) > [As the light changed from red to green to yellow and back to red again, I sat there thinking about life. Was it nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/as-the-light-changed-from-red-to-green-to-yellow-and-back-to-red/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Forgetting your Self is the greatest injury; all the calamities flow from it. Take care of the most important, the lesser will take care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/forgetting-your-self-is-the-greatest-injury-all-the-calamities-flow/) [Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-nisargadatta-maharaj/) > [It's only a thought and a thought can be changed. Choose good ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/it-s-only-a-thought-and-a-thought-can-be-changed-choose-good-ones/) [Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/) > [Working with Rihanna has changed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bibi-bourelly/working-with-rihanna-has-changed-my-life/) [Bibi Bourelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bibi-bourelly/) > [The international game has changed for bidding cities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-ueberroth/the-international-game-has-changed-for-bidding-cities/) [Peter Ueberroth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-ueberroth/) > [You changed my life, don't know what you're doing to me with your love. You got me feeling super human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-changed-my-life-don-t-know-what-you-re-doing-to-me-with-your-love/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm not changing because I'm part of a hit. People around me have changed in their attitude toward me, but I haven't changed. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-penny/i-m-not-changing-because-i-m-part-of-a-hit-people-around-me-have/) [Joe Penny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-penny/) > [Good people are found not changed. Recently I read a headline that said, 'We don't teach people to be nice. We simply hire nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-rohn/good-people-are-found-not-changed-recently-i-read-a-headline-that/) [Jim Rohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-rohn/) [Browse all 6,529 Changed quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/changed/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34 years old! I still have things I'm really insecure about, but I've changed by loving me - C-section scars, stretch marks, and all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jenny McCarthy" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-comfortable-exactly-where-i-am/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Changed" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-comfortable-exactly-where-i-am/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/jenny-mccarthy-7508_changed_i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-co_2518936.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not as hard on myself anymore. I'm comfortable exactly where I am, though it took me until I was 34…” — Jenny McCarthy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Jenny McCarthy", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I'm not as hard on myself...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-comfortable-exactly-where-i-am/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/i-m-not-as-hard-on-myself-anymore-i-m-comfortable-exactly-where-i-am/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```