In this episode, James Kerti and I discussed his writing journey and the theme of self-compassion. We talked about being too sensitive, whether it's normal to feel multiple emotions at once, how to navigate healing and treating yourself with compassion, and practicing stillness in your life.

Do you even have to love yourself? Do you have to look in the mirror and think that you're beautiful? Should our ultimate goal be to love ourselves? In the latest episode of small steps to self-love, I talked about the concept of self-love vs self-like vs self-acceptance, comparison, and more.

I used to treat each day like a task, like another day that I needed to complete. What can I get done today? What can I achieve today? What can I do today to get ahead, to be successful? If you’re feeling like you’re running out of time, and falling behind in life, this podcast episode is for you!

Are you dealing with impostor syndrome? Do you feel like a fraud for the things that you've accomplished, like you don't deserve what you have accomplished? You question, why me or why did I accomplish this? Why did I succeed in this? Did I deserve to succeed in this? If you're reading this definition and thinking, yes I have felt this before, know you are not alone and that is the first of three mindset shifts I talked about in this episode to help you beat your impostor syndrome.

It can be really hard not to lose yourself in a relationship. We're building this deep relationship with someone over a long period of time and when that relationship comes to an end it's hard not to feel like a piece of you went with that other person. We're spending all of our time with someone or focused on their happiness and prioritizing their happiness, and that can be a wonderful thing, but it can also mean deprioritizing ourselves. And that’s exactly what I talked about in the 3rd episode of small steps to self-love!

Self-doubt is something that so many of us struggle with. That good old voice in our head that makes us feel like we aren’t good enough. Being at war with ourselves. The back and forth, the insults we tell ourselves, the way that we can beat ourselves up over little mistakes, little flaws and insecurities. If you feel like you are at war with yourself, you are not alone.

If you’re on your path to self-love and want to tune into a new podcast, you’re in the right place! I’ve recently launched my podcast small steps to self-love where I’ll be discussing mental health, self-love, relationships, and whatever else life throws our way. Also the occasional poetry reading and guest interview, too!