Happy Valentine's Day! Our focus today is about what real love and acceptance of one's self means in pursuit of becoming more like the Savior Jesus Christ. In today's world, self-love is often synonymous with self-absorbedness. We are told to love ourselves, but we are not really given the right tools to do so. There is a lot of self-indulgence, running away from our problems, spending money on unnecessary things. So how do we focus on loving ourselves by adding the things that bring real value into our lives?

"If you're tired, go to bed. If you're hungry, eat. If you need a break, rest. Don't give up."

Aliah Hall is a licensed clinical social worker who works with individuals and couples find healing through compassion, empathy, and connection. Her clinical experience is part of why we invited her, as well as her passion for the gospel. Kathryn and Aliah discuss what it means to really love yourself and how approaching this topic with the lens that we are all divine children of God will help us cut through what the world is saying, and really focus on eternal truths.

Top Takeaways from this episode:

• We have always been divine. Loving ourselves and finding our true selves is how we become more like the Savior.
• You take care about the things that you love, so taking care of yourself shows you love yourself.
• Anything worth having takes discipline, including a love of yourself and a knowledge of your divinity.
• You cannot win a battle outside of yourself if there is an internal battle you are losing within.

Small and Simple Challenge: Talk to yourself like you would talk to someone you love. That's it!

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