Ashley Graham uses 'affirmations' like 'I am brilliant, I am beautiful, I am worthy of all' to help her feel strong By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 14:09 GMT, 25 March 2019 | Updated: 14:10 GMT, 25 March 2019 Viewcomments Ashley Graham uses 'affirmations' to help her feel strong. The 31-year-old model has praised her mother Linda Graham, 53, for instilling the importance of 'words' into her from a young age, and knowing that they have the 'power' to help when struggling with 'different issues'. Speaking to Vogue Australia, she said: 'The biggest thing is how you use your words. I think a lot of people look in the mirror and they say, "Oh, I'm sad" or "I'm ugly, I'm stupid, I'm not worthy, or XYZ." You have to really understand that your words have power and something I had to learn at a young age was affirmation.' All good: Ashley Graham uses 'affirmations' to help her feel strong. The 31-year-old model has praised her mother Linda Graham, 53, for instilling the importance of 'words' into her from a young age So true: Speaking to Vogue Australia, she said: 'The biggest thing is how you use your words. I think a lot of people look in the mirror and they say, "Oh, I'm sad" or "I'm ugly, I'm stupid, I'm not worthy, or XYZ." You have to really understand that your words have power' The Vogue model added, 'When I was 17 my mother helped me make these affirmations "I am bold, I am brilliant, I am beautiful, I am worthy of all, and I love you." 'Those are my affirmations and everybody's affirmations are different, because everybody's struggling with different issues.' The brunette beauty believes it is important to be surrounded by 'positive' people. What she tells herself: The Vogue model added, 'When I was 17 my mother helped me make these affirmations "I am bold, I am brilliant, I am beautiful, I am worthy of all, and I love you"' Good mommy: Ashley with her mother Linda in March 2017 in New York City She added: 'I also think that your community is huge, whether you've got one friend or 20 friends, if those 20 friends are taking you down, it's going to go quick. 'And the same with that one friend, so just make sure you've got positive people around you.' Ashley loves hearing her fans share their own self-love journey, and will make sure to answer any private messages she receives. NEW: This comes after the star shared to Instagram that her new hot pink swimsuit for Swimsuits For All is now available So chic: The siren modeled the item while rollerskating at the beach in front of a Volkswagen bus She said: 'I love hearing from fans, I love hearing just all the incredible different types of stories, I answer my DMs, it's important to have a dialogue about, not just body diversity, but loving who you are, it's not just about size, it's about anybody, it's about any race, gender, size, and religious background. It doesn't matter, it's just about loving who you are!' This comes after the star shared to Instagram that her new hot pink swimsuit for Swimsuits For All is now available. The siren modeled the item while rollerskating at the beach in front of a Volkswagen bus. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility