Unlock The Secret To Happiness: 7 Ways Self-Love looks like in real life.
How often have you heard you have to love yourself more, care about yourself more, and put yourself first? These are phrases of self-care and self-love that we hear everywhere. But what exactly does self-love look like or mean?
Self-love starts with being mindful of where and how you are feeling. It is not how others say you're feeling or what you think you should be feeling but how you feel at that exact moment. The number one thing is to stop for a moment and be aware of what your body is telling you.
Join the conversation with your host Bettina as she shares what self-love looks like. Learn how to build deeper connections with yourself and others, through self love. Let go of anger, and guilt and stop pulling out instances of your past that are not self-love. You are human, and start living intentionally.
In this Episode:
[00:01] Intro and what in for you in today’s show
[00:40] What does self-love look like
[01:38] Deborah Khoshaba’s seven concepts of Self-love
[02:07] # Self-awareness of what you’re feeling
[03:03] # Acting on what you need vs. what you want
[06:01] # Taking care of your needs
[07:52] # Setting boundaries
[09:09] # Protect Yourself
[09:32] # Forgive yourself
[10:45] # Living intentionally
Notable Quotes
• Self-love is not a noun; it's a verb; these are things that we do.
• When what you want and what you need are in conflict, that when a lot of our physical ailments come out.
• One of your basic needs is intimacy and deeper connections with people around you.
• The deeper and more aware we are with our interactions, the better we will be.
• How you recognize that only you have control of yourself is a boundary.
Resources Mentioned
Deborah Khoshaba Psy.D.’s article (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/get-hardy/201203/seven-step-prescription-self-love)
Information by Dr. Henry Cloud and John Townsend (https://www.cloudtownsend.com/)
Dynamic spread of happiness in a large social network: longitudinal analysis over 20 years in the Framingham Heart Study. (https://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a2338)
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