Ep. #221: What Does It Mean to Love Myself

Many of us have a difficult time finding love for ourselves.

Our brain consistently focuses on what is not good and what we are not doing right. Many of us have a lot of self-loathing and it decreases our capacity to love ourselves and to love others.

The outside world says we are to be humble and have humility, so we have internalized those messages to make it mean we cannot celebrate ourselves.

At its core, self-love is a deep and unconditional acceptance of who you are, embracing both strengths and weaknesses.

It involves nurturing a positive relationship with yourself, acknowledging your worth, and treating yourself with the same kindness and compassion that you would offer a cherished friend.

It means celebrating your achievements, learning from your mistakes, and understanding that you are worthy of love and happiness just as you are.

You are enough today and the number on the scale doesn’t change any of that.

In today’s episode, I give you my take on how to find love and acceptance for yourself and how to use it to lose weight for the last time.

In this episode…

≫[2:15] Shannan talks about the reasons we don’t have self-love.

≫[3:00] We have internalized messages to make it mean that we can’t celebrate our beauty and our successes.

≫[3:25] A really easy way to know how much you’re loving yourself are the relationships in your life and how easy it is for you to forgive others and love others.

≫[4:06] When we have a lot of self-loathing, it decreases our capacity to love ourselves and to love others.

≫[4:49] It’s acceptance of who you are, acceptance that you’re not perfect.

≫[5:24] Here’s my take.

≫[7:16] Celebrate your success.

≫[7:45] As you come into the process of increasing the love you have for yourself, it will help you increase your love for others.