October 31, 2017

Week 4: Self-Acceptance Is the Foundation of All Self-Improvement [Loveable 005]

48 minutes

What if all our efforts to improve ourselves are actually keeping us stuck, because, sometimes, self-help is just cleverly disguised self-rejection? And what if, sometimes, self-acceptance is the most helpful, most transformative thing of all? Welcome to Episode 5 of The Loveable Podcast, in which we read and discuss Week 4 of Loveable’s companion book, which is available nowhere else…

This week’s episodes includes:

Me admitting that I woke up feeling insecure and anxious about recording the podcast episode.

A fruitful conversation about what to do when your shame decides to visit you once again.

The important distinction between our inward journey and our outward journeys.

Why our culture of inspiration is really a cleverly disguised culture of self-rejection.

The key difference between being inspired to change yourself versus being inspired to accept yourself.

How self-acceptance ultimately leads to wiser and more peaceful change.

The reason the first three weeks came before this week’s topic and practice.

A challenge to quit consuming self-help for at least one week.

A recommendation about what to replace self-help with once you’ve taken a break from it.

How to help thoughts about your worthiness descend from your head to your heart.

A teaser about the next episode entitled, “Letting Go of the Solution to All of Your Problems.”

I began this conversation with anxiety and ended it feeling very peaceful. I think you will feel more peaceful after it, too, and I hope you will feel a new, better kind of inspiration. You can listen to the episode below, or on iTunes.

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