Want to cultivate more love, joy, and abundance in your life?
Check out my Self-Love Diet! Four recommended reads for 2022 that share deep wisdom to help you lay out a path for:
- Loving your body
- Embracing imperfections and change
- Releasing old patterns that no longer serve you
- Growing deeper relationships with yourself and others
The Self-Love Diet
1. The Body Is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Discover the power of unapologetic, radical self-love, the truth about a capitalist consumer culture that profits on body shaming and convincing us that we’re never enough, and how to dismantle oppressive systems in ourselves and our world that exclude intersectionality and marginalized identities. Through storytelling, radical reflection, and engaging exercises, Sonya teaches us how to reclaim our divine connection to our bodies, unlearn toxic programming, and cultivate love for ourselves and the world.
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2. No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz, PhD
We all have parts of ourselves that make us uncomfortable. Maybe you have a perfectionist side that has a hard time letting go, an inner critic who tells you you’re useless when you make a mistake, or a quick temper that tends to cause conflict with others. On the outside, you might resent these parts of yourself for overworking, putting you down, or causing fights with people you love. No Bad Parts helps us understand the positive intentions behind the challenging behavior, release old patterns that no longer serve us, and reorganize the way we interact with the world from a place of compassion, curiosity, creativity, and confidence.
3. Self Therapy by Jay Earley, PhD
Self Therapy teaches us how to build compassionate and caretaking relationships with parts of ourselves that have been disowned, locked away, or exiled to achieve profound personal growth and healing. Sometimes called the shadows of our unconscious mind, exiles hold difficult emotions and memories that make us feel vulnerable, unlovable, and ashamed. Over time, these parts get stuffed down, ignored, and neglected to protect us from unbearable pain. The path to healing involves accessing our inner wisdom and turning toward our shadow side with an open heart, providing ourselves the nurturance and care that was not accessible in the past.
4. Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, PhD
Are you your own worst critic? Do feel burnt out from constantly putting your family, friends, and work needs before your own? Do you find it hard to know your own boundaries, and do you feel out of touch with what you really want? Healing starts within. When we start relating to ourselves from a place of compassion, understanding, patience, and joy, we create more space to give and receive compassion, understanding, patience, and joy from others. Self-Compassion teaches us how to reclaim our relationship with ourselves and tap into our inner intuitive, radiant selves.
Sending immense gratitude to these authors for sharing a piece of their wisdom and story with us!
Your Transformational Journey
- Want to take your self-discovery and healing journey even deeper?
- Do you want support and guidance as you experiment with new ways of interacting with yourself and the world?
- Are there certain stuck points that you find it hard to unlearn, or parts of your story that you’re hesitant to explore on your own?
I would love to support you on this transformational journey! Contact me to set up a free 15-minute consultation to see how working together could support your self-love goals for 2022 and beyond!
