On August 18, Cobain shared a compilation of photos in honor of her big day, writing, “30 !!! ❤️🔥 ☀️ 🦋 I made it!” Amid her celebratory status, she took a moment to reflect on her past uncertainties and revealed a near-death experience that completely changed her attitude about the future. “Honestly, 20 year old Frances wasn’t sure that was going to happen,” she wrote. “At the time, an intrinsic sense of deep self loathing dictated by insecurity, destructive coping mechanisms & more trauma than my body or brain knew how to handle, informed how I saw myself and the world; through a lens of resentment for being brought into a life that seemingly attracted so much chaos and the kind of pain tied to grief that felt inescapable.” It was an unspecified incident involving a plane that had her switching gears. “[It] brought me closer in proximity to death,” she said. “[It’s] ironically the event that catapulted me towards running at this lived experience with radical gratitude. I’m glad to have proven myself wrong & to have found ways to transform pain into knowledge.” She then shared a quote by freedom worker, author, and poet Dr. Jaiya John: “The softer she became with herself, the softer she became with the world.” It’s a sentiment she said she tries to remember every day, and she expressed hope that she would “stay soft no matter how hardening the world can feel at times.” Wrapping up the birthday message, she said she also plans to “bask in the present moment with reverence, shower the people I am lucky enough to love with more appreciation than words could ever do justice & hold space to keep learning, so the growth never stops” as she enters this new decade of her life. “I’m happy to be here & I’m happy you’re here too. ❤️🔥 ☀️ 🦋,” she ended the caption. Cobain is reportedly dating Tony Hawk’s son Riley, who was featured in a carousel she shared to announce her return to Instagram earlier this year after taking a mental health break. “I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this past year that brought me a great amount of joy. Here’s to hoping everyone’s 2022 is filled with authentic connections, a lot of warmth & profound discovery of self 🥂 happy new year 🎆,” she wrote alongside that post. If the photos she shared for her birthday are anything to go by, authentic connection and a lot of warmth seem to be surrounding her this year. Here’s wishing her another year full of happiness! More News: • Brooklyn Beckham Reveals Astonishing Number of Tattoos Dedicated to His Wife • TikTok Applauds Skateboarder’s Life Hack for Skirting Spirit Airline Fees • Hotel That Inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ Partially Destroyed in Fire
