If you've ever quietly believed you need to become a fixed, better version of yourself before you're ready for real closeness, this episode is for you.

We'll untangle self-love from the things it keeps getting mistaken for, like the spa day, or aspiring to be perfect.

Then I'll hand you the tool I actually reach for on the days I've been unkind to myself: seven words, all starting with the same letter, small enough to keep somewhere you'll see them.

I'll walk you through five simple moves for staying close to yourself and open to another person at the same time, how to notice what you need before you vanish into what they need, how to keep what's yours without turning it into a wall, and how to let being loved gently teach you to love yourself.

You can still be figuring yourself out and be entirely worthy of love. Both. At once.

Find a quiet few minutes for this Summer Heart Note.

I'll meet you there.