#77 - The Real Reason Midlife Women Struggle to Love Themselves (It's Self-Abandonment, Not Self-Esteem)

Have you ever wondered why you're supposed to suffer for love?What if the love you keep looking for outside yourself was your responsibility all along?In this episode, we explore why suffering for love is a program — not a requirement — and why learning to love every part of you, including the parts you've hidden away, is the most unselfish thing you'll ever do.🦋 You'll Discover:What suffering for love is actually costing you — and why pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional.How self-love is not something to outsource, but has been your responsibility since the moment you were born.Why the parts of you that you've hidden are the ones that can help you learn to love yourself.✨ Coming Home Question:Which part of you have you been waiting for someone else to love first?🥁 The Leading From Pleasure 5-Week Journey, it's open for enrolment. We're starting in September 3rd. Save your spot now!  http://home.midlifebutterfly.ca/leading-from-pleasure💜 I created Coming HOME for the woman who has done everything right and still feels something is missing. It's free, it's private, and it might be the most important thing you listen to this year — sign up here!🦋 Midlife Butterfly is a podcast for high-achieving midlife women navigating emotional exhaustion, people pleasing, self-abandonment, nervous system healing, identity shifts, and midlife awakening. Hosted by Kena Siu, Identity & Embodiment Guide.Instagram: @midlifebutterflyWebsite: midlifebutterfly.caMusic: Back Home by Alex Productions and  Reborn by Alexander Nakarada