“We accept the love we think we deserve” – sadly I think few truer words about love have ever been written. But what I’ve never really considered till now, and what this quote fails to capture, is how what we think we deserve isn’t set in stone. One eureka moment of self-reflection could be all it takes to see yourself in a different light. One instance of someone pushing you too far could be all that’s needed to remove the rose tinted lenses from your eyes, revealing for the first time the pattern of how you’ve been consistently taken for granted. As cathartic as that moment is, when you realise your own self-worth, it’s often accompanied by the thoughts of “why didn’t I realise sooner?”. With her new single ‘Better’, taken from her forthcoming EP Low, New Zealand based singer/songwriter Isla writes for her younger self. An uplifting embrace for her past self, laying a toxic relationship bare and trying to awaken the inner strength that lay dormant. While the past is one thing that is set in stone, ‘Better’ can still be a beacon of self-worth in the present, hopefully providing someone with their own eureka moment to help them towards the love they truly deserve.