Self-love—it’s a buzzword, but how many of us actually practice it? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Beth Tellez, clinical social worker, therapist, and owner of Creative Counseling Center of NW Arkansas, to explore radical self-love and self-acceptance.

Key Topics in This Episode:

✔️ Why self-acceptance is the foundation of self-love

✔️ How childhood influences and past trauma shape our inner voice

✔️ The power of naming your negative narratives—and challenging them

✔️ Perimenopause as a catalyst for self-discovery (yes, really!)

✔️ How perfectionism, guilt, and people-pleasing keep us stuck

✔️ Practical steps to turn down the volume on self-doubt

✔️ The difference between safety and comfort in emotional growth

✔️ Why breaking generational cycles of dysfunction is radical self-love

Resources & Links Mentioned:

📖 Reinventing Your Life – Book by Jeffrey Young on schema therapy and challenging negative core beliefs.

📖 Kristin Neff’s Self-Compassion Practices – Exercises for mindfulness, self-kindness, and emotional regulation.

💡 Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today’s Therapist Directory
• BetterHelp Online Therapy

🏡 Connect with Beth Tellez & Creative Counseling Center of NW Arkansas:

🌐 Website https://www.creativenwa.com/

📍 Instagram @creativecounselingnwa

🛑 Need to break free from toxic narratives? Start here.

Beth’s recommendation: Begin by naming the negative beliefs you tell yourself—and then challenge them with evidence to the contrary.

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