 She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance.She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color.Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Southern Hummingbird".