Befriending Yourself with Marla Mervis-Hartmann

What makes it so easy for us to love and accept others and so difficult to love and fully accept ourselves?  This week, my guest is a professional coach, author, speaker, facilitator, and Reiki Master, Marla Mervis-Hartmann. Marla’s mission is to inspire women to feel good about themselves as they pursue the lives they desire.  In this episode, you will learn how to cultivate confidence, find deep self-compassion, and begin the process of truly befriending yourself.  After experiencing years of dysfunction in relation to food, exercise, and body confidence, Marla transformed her life through the radical act of self-compassion and befriending herself. She has since used her experiences to help empower women as they choose appreciation for their bodies, honor themselves through nourishing lifestyle choices, and cultivate confidence along the way.  Marla works at Ai Pono Eating Disorder Recovery Center, sharing Body-Love Reiki Circles, and was known as the leading body image expert and Reiki Master at Journey Malibu–a Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation center. Most recently, she has been featured at TEDx Salinas. Her dedication to women’s studies has had several focuses, including women’s sexual wellness, postpartum care, pelvic floor support, tantra and yoga instruction, massage therapy, and lifestyle coaching through Love Your Body, Love Yourself.  Currently, Marla lives in Maui with her husband, Olaf, and son, Aspen–where she works full-time as a professional coach, speaker, facilitator, and Living Light Reiki Master and Instructor. Marla will see her first book, Be-Friend Yourself on bookshelves October 2024.  links: BOOK: :https://www.loveyourbodyloveyourself.com/book Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Eating Free Gift: https://goloveyourbodyloveyourself.com/emotionaleating Website www.LoveYourBodyLoveYourself.com TEDx Talk :Watch my Tedx Talk Amazon Link to Book=https://a.co/d/1zMiR9o Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices