“The journey to self-love is not quick, or easy, or ever over,” says musician Allison Russell, whose solo album Outside Child was released to widespread acclaim last year. In this episode, Allison and Hanif sit down to talk about healing and moving towards self-love through trauma—and the rollercoaster of emotions that often comes along with that work. How can we embrace the totality of our past, comfortably inhabit our contradictions, and love who we are in this moment—whether we feel shameless, ashamed, or both? This week, our playlist features songs about loving oneself. Plus, Allison and Hanif swap poem and book recommendations—check the show notes for links! For the playlist of songs curated for this episode head over to https://bit.ly/oos-self-love.

/Music In This Week’s Episode: /

Poison Arrow, Allison Russell

Feelins, Betty Davis

Deliverance, Sa-Roc

There She Goes, The La’s

Tomorrow Is My Turn, Nina Simone

Baby Can I Hold You, Tracy Chapman

Queendom, Girlhood

Nobody Knows, Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir

Lost In The Paradise, Gal Costa