#16 – Self-Acceptance and Self-Love

The Wendy M. Johnson Show

What self-acceptance and self-love is, why they are challenging for the survivor community and often overlooked, and how you can achieve them.

What is self-acceptance and self-love? It’s accepting all aspects of who you are and understanding your worth as a person.

Abuse creates a false narrative where you might feel flawed or that something is just inherently wrong with you. And this distorted self-view is a significant barrier to self-love and self-acceptance and reaching out for help to heal.

If you feel you are inherently flawed (and this is because of the abuse), then you believe you cannot change your circumstances and are stuck forever in this cycle of a distorted belief system. The reality is the only thing that is flawed – is your belief system because it is false.

Abuse is someone taking advantage of their power over another person not because their victim is flawed, it has to do with proximity and access to you as well as arrogance, power and manipulation.

So, if you are ready to embrace who you are without judgment, accept your imperfections, and experience a balanced and healthy regard for yourself, then this episode is for you.

That’s what today’s episode is all about. So, take some ‘me’ time, put your headphones on and listen in private to a message that can help you learn how you can experience self-acceptance and self-love.

Here’s a glance at this episode…

- [3:35] Self-acceptance is recognizing and ‘accepting’ all aspects of yourself, including your strengths, weaknesses, and everything in between.

- [6:48] Self-love can give you inner peace understanding your worth is not dependent on external validation or achievements.

- [9:57] The abuse creates a false narrative where you may feel you are to blame or are just inherently flawed… The reality is the only thing that is flawed – is your belief system because it is false.

- [20:43] Changing your mindset from self-rejection and self-hatred to self-acceptance and self-love takes work and practice.

Isn’t it time you learn how to love yourself?

Listen in, get ready to take some notes, and get ready for your next breakthrough with learning about what self-acceptance and self-love are, why they are challenging for survivors, and how you can experience them!

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