What prevents us from loving ourselves?

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The videos below review the common barriers:

  • Trauma, abuse, or unhealthy relationships

  • Highly sensitive or neurotic personality traits

  • Expectations that we have of ourselves and the expectations of others

The common link between these variables is that they all affect our self-perceptions.  Beginning in childhood, we automatically construct a story about who we are based on the way that we experience the world. 

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Often, the stories that we construct do not accurately reflect the truth because of biases in our thinking and perspective.  Even though we cannot change the experiences that we've had, we can change how we narrate those experiences. 

Once we develop a new story, we must take action to reinforce our new perceptions.  Please check out this video series about overcoming the barriers to loving ourselves and these actions items to help get started.