Big day? Fighting with insecurity? Got a hot date? ARE the hot date? Starting a new project, school or job? Going to do something where everyone’s watching? Coming out? Just got tested or asked for what you really, really wanted in bed for the first time? Getting yourself out of a bad relationship? Doing something major, all on your own? Finally really getting that you’re actually seriously fantastic?
Going to keep it short and sweet this time: this is an extended mix for when you need a little help bigging yourself up, or when you’re already feeling yourself something fierce and you want a soundtrack to truly relish the moment.
If you need backup, here are a handful of some of our self-confidence, self esteem, sexual self-image or body-image faves at Scarleteen:
- The Sex Goddess Blues: Building Sexual Confidence, Busting Perfectionism
- Seven Ways to Love Your Body
- The Scarleteen Do-It
- How Do I Let Go of Feeling Sexually Unattractive?
- To Be… AWESOME or Just Be –– Tips on Making the Most of Your Life Right Now!external link, opens in a new tab
- Life Lessons from the Third Stall on the Left (This one’s seriously from the archives: it’s one of the oldest pieces here!)
- Undoing Sexual Shame
- Losers Can Be Awesome: a Lesson Brought to You by the Chicago Cubs
- Unlearning Unloveability
This mix was created and curated by myself, Sam, Al, Siân, and Alice O. You can crank it up over on Apple Musicexternal link, opens in a new tab or Spotifyexternal link, opens in a new tab!
- I Love Me - Meghan Trainor & LunchMoney Lewis
- Get the Party Started - P!nk
- Baby I’m a Star - Prince & The Revolution
- The Wild One - Suzi Quatro
- That’s Alright - Laura Mvula
- Black Sheep - Gin Wigmore
- Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
- Hey Sa-Lo-Ney - The Detroit Cobras
- Soulful Dress - Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
- Confident - Demi Lovato
- Good as Hell - Lizzo
- Cuchi-Cuchi - Los Amigos Invisibles
- Bad Girls - Donna Summer
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
- Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
- I Do It So Well - The Struts
- Hotter Than Hell - Dua Lipa
- Hot Blooded - Foreigner
- Rowdy - RaeLynn
- I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man - Muddy Waters
- Diva - Beyoncé
- Strut - Sheena Easton
- Good Times - Chic
- Dancing Queen - ABBA
- Celebrate - Ingrid Michaelson
- Feeling Good - Nina Simone
- My Queen Is Harriet Tubman - Sons Of Kemet