The concept of self-love may sound cheesy or make you think of a never ending list of self-help books. But, as more and more psychology studies are showing, self-love is vital to mental health and well-being. In this episode, we talk with Josh Trent, Founder of Wellness Force, about the power of self-love and the practices you can incorporate to cultivate more of it. He also details his breathwork program (called BREATHE): how he developed it, how breathwork can help, how the program is designed, and what you can gain from a daily breathing practice.

In the "You Want Me To Do What??" section, Shanna and Nicole share their experience with Josh Trent's BREATHE program.

Episode Recap: Interview with Josh Trent - 2:07, "You Want Me To Do What??" section - 59:04

Highlights:

• We only change when the pain is so great that our love for ourselves trumps the fear of change -- self-love makes us change
• A journaling prompt that Josh recommends: emotional inventory
• • Take a paper and draw a line down the center
  • On the left side, write down 10 things you truly love
  • On the right side, write down 10 things causing your the most pain (either internal or external)
  • Take a deep breath, sit with it, meditate and/or do some breathwork
  • Call someone you trust and share one thing you are most grateful for & one thing your are committed to changing
• Focusing on breath turns off the default mode network of your brain -- the network focused on fear and scanning for threats
• Beliefs that aren't challenged are the ones that never change
• With self-love, you need to love ALL of you:
• • Love your fear
  • Own your shit
  • Are you loving being in your body?
• Self-love tools Josh recommends: breathwork and journaling
• Self-love is a daily practice
• Josh's perspective on breathe -- If I can breath, I can choose
• The BREATHE program was created based on science & research to teach people how to enter rest & relax rather than fight or flight
• Josh's Top 3 Tips on Well-Being:
• • Take an honest inventory of who you are & where you are
  • Have a mindfulness practice of who is in your space -- both people & technology
  • Find something you love in your life and just do that as much as you possibly can

Resources:

BREATHE Program:

Breathwork.io

Where to find Josh Trent:

Instagram: @trent_sd

Podcast: Wellness Force

 

Where to find Wellness Force:

Instagram: @wellnessforce

Website: https://wellnessforce.com/