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Five ways to cultivate self-love (Podcast Episode 236)

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I’ve spoken previously about self-acceptance and self-esteem, and today we’re going to go deep on self-love. We’ll talk about the differences between these three terms (and how they relate), and then you’ll learn my top five ways to cultivate self-love so you can start having the relationships and life you so richly deserve.

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Resources for Five Ways to Cultivate Self-Love

Definition of Self-love

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Why Your Lizard Brain is Keeping You Stuck and Specific Tools to Start Connecting

Codependency, Counter Dependency and Narcissism, Oh My!

How 5 Minutes of Mindfulness a Day Can Make Your Relationships Great

How to Make Mindfulness a Consistent Habit

Mindfulness Starter Kit

The Four Reasons Why Self-Awareness is the Most Important Thing in Relationship

Change Your Feelings with This One Easy Tool

How to Stop Overthinking and Let Things Go that Bother You

Why Appreciation is Different Than Gratitude

Boundaries: How to Identify Them and How to Hold Them

How to Overcome Guilt and Regret When Setting Boundaries

Negative Self Talk

The Lovingkindness Meditation

Research for Five Ways to Cultivate Self-Love

Hunt, Melissa G., Lipson, Courtney, Young, Jordyn. No More FOMO: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and Depression. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, Volume 37, Issue 10 December 2018 https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2018.37.10.751

Positivity: Groundbreaking Research to Release Your Inner Optimist and Thrive by Barbara Fredrickson

Shahar B, Szsepsenwol O, Zilcha-Mano S, Haim N, Zamir O, Levi-Yeshuvi S, Levit-Binnun N. A wait-list randomized controlled trial of loving-kindness meditation programme for self-criticism. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2015 Jul-Aug;22(4):346-56. doi: 10.1002/c

Hutcherson, C. A., Seppala, E. M., & Gross, J. J. (2008). Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. Emotion, 8(5), 720–724. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013237

Tonelli ME, Wachholtz AB. Meditation-based treatment yielding immediate relief for meditation-naïve migraineurs. Pain Manag Nurs. 2014 Mar;15(1):36-40. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2012.04.002. Epub 2012 Jun 20. PMID: 24602422; PMCID: PMC4109722.

Carson JW, Keefe FJ, Lynch TR, Carson KM, Goli V, Fras AM, Thorp SR. Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain: results from a pilot trial. J Holist Nurs. 2005 Sep;23(3):287-304. doi: 10.1177/0898010105277651. PMID: 16049118.

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