e062 - Hello February, Let’s Get Some Self-Love in, shall we?

Happy February! We made it! New month, new energy! You may still be navigating homeschooling or distance learning or lockdown or quarantine or some version of whatever this crazy life is at the moment, but with February being the month of love, I wanted to talk about a different kind of love on the podcast. No, not marriage or relationships, or motherhood and kids… No, Mama, the love I am talking about is something that's actually a little trendy at the moment. You see it all around through the 1,000,001 influencers on social media, all the ad campaigns by retailers and your fave boutique shops… that’s right, I am talking about self-love…the nitty-gritty pieces of self-love and what it actually means. I know, roll your eyes, I get it. We've all heard it, I preach about self-care and self-love all the time. While it's become such a buzz word over the years especially this past year,  many of us get locked in this idea that it's impossible to create the time and space for self-love/self-care. Or if we are doing so, we feel like we're doing it wrong, and that there's some magic pill that will help us love ourselves if only… I take another course…. Another mastermind… work with another coach… lose all the weight… accomplish ____ (insert your goal here). And the truth is, self-love isn't all of those things that we think it is. We don't have to lose the weight in order to love ourselves. Self-love isn’t only body-love. It's not simply looking in the mirror saying, “I love you, I love that I'm so beautiful and so fit and so wonderful.” Radical self-love is about deep trust and surrender. Deep faith in yourself. Feeling and embracing all the emotions that surface when you view a certain part of your body. Honoring your body for the beautiful temple and vessel that she is. It’s not about ego or conceit. It’s the ability to deeply feel your emotions. And I emphasize feeling, because I think we forget about this part. Often, it’s the feeling of being aligned, within ourselves. So I like to call is M.B.S or mind, body, and soul (or spirit), depending on what resonates for you. I know, roll your eyes some more… but let’s break this down… 💡The root of what self-love is. It means making yourself a priority—making yourself, non-negotiable. 💡 True self-love is the embodiment of nourishing oneself. 💡Keep it simple. Keep it joyful and nourishing. Find 1 way you can nourish your mind, body, and soul. 💡 It’s okay to set something aside for a moment in time. But let that be a moment, and not days and months at a time.