Self Love
Self Forgiveness: Why it Matters and How to Do It Consciously
Our capacity for self forgiveness determines our long term capacity for love. You might imagine that in relationships forgiving others reigns supreme over forgiving ourselves, but relationships require both in order to sustain loving connection over the long term You’ll know you have a need for self forgiveness if you regularly experience self judgment and…
Read MoreRelationships Are Hard Until You Learn This
Relationships are hard. That’s a story that many people not only tell themselves regularly, but wholeheartedly believe in the core of their being. With that being said, maybe you’ve heard this insight before, maybe not. The truth is that we experience what we believe. We manifest the stories we tell ourselves. So if you tell…
Read MoreWomen’s Body Image: The Role it Plays in Love and How to Change it
Women’s body image plays a powerful role in her psyche. The way we see ourselves – our perception of the way we look – shapes the way we feel about our bodies and how we allow ourselves to be seen, or not, in intimate relationships. Those perceptions, often inaccurate according to others, lead to the…
Read MoreSelf Trust: The 5 Essential Elements and the 15 Signs it’s Lacking
Self trust, both what it is and why it matters, confounds most people. Unfortunately, without a depth of understanding and true embodiment of self trust, our relationships suffer. All relationships struggle when we don’t trust ourselves. Our romantic and sexual relationships often suffer the most. Our ability to give and receive love, our ability to…
Read MoreHow to Love Your Body: A 7 Step Process
The choice to learn how to love your body can turn into one of the best things you ever do – not just for your health and wellbeing, but also for your romantic and intimate life. Even better, knowing how to love your body supports your genuine happiness. Loving your body leads to more consistent…
Read MoreHow to Love Yourself: The Simple (and most Impactful) Way
How to love yourself is one of the most important, complicated, and yet simple questions we can ask ourselves when it comes to real love. Knowing how to love yourself matters at least as much as knowing how to love another, and actually more. While the concept of loving yourself can feel overwhelming to grasp,…
Read MoreSelf Love: The Chronic Misunderstandings and the 25 Signs You Need It
Self love rests at the heart of all love, yet most people completely misunderstand what this form of love actually is. Hence, they fail miserably when it comes to how to find self love. Because of that, all their other relationships suffer, especially the romantic ones. True self love, although frequently misinterpreted, is actually quite…
Read MoreThe Insidious Ways Self Abandonment Harms Relationships
If you’re like most people, you’ve rarely if ever heard the term self abandonment. Yet relating to yourself and relating to your relationships in this way can cause untold – yet unnecessary – heartache. The ways that self abandonment harms relationships, while insidious and truly destructive, have only recently been given credit for the havoc…
Read MoreWhy am I Still Single? The ONE Reason
If you’re asking why am I still single despite trying, I have good news. Getting over being single, when you don’t want to be, only requires that you address one issue. Many will give you a whole list of potential reasons you’re single or they’ll point to things you should “fix” in your life. But…
Read MoreCan I be perfect? Not if you want love…
I’ll answer the question, “Can I be perfect?” right up front. It is impossible to be perfect. You can’t be perfect. Your mom can’t be perfect. Your kid can’t be perfect. Your husband, wife, lover can’t be perfect. Your dog can’t be perfect. The weather can’t be perfect. Perfect is impossible. Let me say that…
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