Self Love and Self Compassion

21 episodes

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  • 1

    It's Day 1 of the new year - new decade. But instead of feeling optimistic and inspired, are you feeling sad, disappointed and maybe disoriented? This episode is for you: you are not alone, and you ca...Show More

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    Did you wake up today (January 1st) feeling sad, disappointed, and maybe a let down. Then THIS is the episode for you. Alicia discusses why Western cultural norms dictates THIS day as the start of a n...Show More

  • 2

    How To Make Time for Happiness

    The Science of Happiness

    18:16 | Jan 2nd, 2020

    5 recommendations

    Her New Year's resolution was to have more joyful and fulfilling experiences in her daily life. Our guest tried a practice to help make that happen.

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    Lisa Genova wrote "Still Alice" is a neuroscientist and author who wrote the best-selling 'Still Alice' book (her grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimers and she realized that people needed to under...Show More

  • 3

    Ep 165: 5 Practical Tips To Stop Being A People Pleaser

    The Perfectionism Project

    35:36 | Dec 22nd, 2019

    When we’re people pleasing, we’re lying. It’s hard to hear - but it’s true! While people pleasing can feel like a selfless and noble act of love, it’s really just a strategy we use to avoid discomfort...Show More

  • 4

    FORGIVENESS - It's Not What You Think It Is

    Divine Love Frequency

    23:47 | Jan 4th, 2020

    1 recommendation

    How many times have you been told that you should forgive a person, or an action - no matter how great the hurt you experienced? How many times have you wanted to forgive yourself, but couldn't? Forgi...Show More

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    Forgiveness is one of the most complex human emotions to experience. We are not taught as children when or how to forgive. Is there a proper way? What’s holding us back from true forgiveness. Alicia s...Show More

  • 5

    A Genius of Empathy

    Finding Raffi

    32:50 | Oct 22nd, 2019

    8 recommendations

    On bad days and bathtubs. On assassination and puppetry. On the mad that you feel.

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    I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to listen to this (I was a bit put off by the cover art, it looked scary). The resurgence of Mr. Rogers is what all of society needs right now during troubling po...Show More

  • 6

    Future doom and the rose-coloured past

    Future Tense - Full program podcast

    29:07 | Jan 4th, 2020

    1 recommendation

    Why do we see the past through rose-coloured glasses, but not the future? Psychologists tell us that human beings have a tendency to be fearful and pessimistic about the future, while simultaneously r...Show More

  • 7

    Oprah and Lady Gaga: Your Life in Focus

    Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations

    55:25 | Jan 8th, 2020

    1 recommendation

    As a part of WW presents Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour, Grammy- and Oscar-winner Lady Gaga sits down with Oprah in front of a live audience in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lady Gaga talks ...Show More

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    One of the best interviews with a celebrity I've ever heard. Why? B/c Lady Gaga gets RE-AL. Nothing is off limits in this eye-opening interview with Oprah. Lady Gaga talks about mental health, why she...Show More

  • 8

    “Allow the thought to be there, but change your relationship to the thought,” says Judy Ho, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist and author of Stop Self-Sabotage. Dr. Ho shares her toolbox for overcoming s...Show More

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    My first goop fellas episode! And I'm impressed. Dr. Judy Ho shares concepts to stop self-sabotage, including CBT-based frameworks that I've never heard of including: box-breathing, the importance of ...Show More

  • 9

    Ep #304: Being Selfish

    The Life Coach School Podcast

    24:48 | Jan 23rd, 2020

    1 recommendation

    I wanted to address the idea of selfishness in this episode because I think a fundamental misunderstanding holds a lot of people – women especially – back. When we don’t take care of ourselves, we’ll ...Show More

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    Why is putting your own needs ahead of others still viewed as 'selfish'? Master life coach Brooke Castillo brilliantly explains why that perspective is completely illogical. Women are taught to give, ...Show More

  • 10

    I’m serving up a cocktail that needs no shaking, no stirring no mixing by hand or electrical appliance - actually there isn't any juice or even ice! In this episode your brain is the bartender, and I'...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    LOVE THIS EPISODE. Alicia Love Read shares an amazing idea that everybody can do in the morning while still laying in bed. And it ONLY TAKES 2 minutes. I've listened to countless self-help, anti-anxie...Show More

  • 11

    This week on ME BEFORE MOM,  Bert continues her multi-part series to kick off the new year right!  Bert wants to help you  find ways to be better and feel better about yourself in 2020. The "Be Better...Show More

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    Any episode that is LESS than 5 minutes and has HIGH insights per minute makes me SWOON. Amazing quickie audio clip that is valuable and practical. Learn exactly what you can do to support a loved one...Show More

  • 12

    Bessel van der Kolk — How Trauma Lodges in the Body

    On Being with Krista Tippett

    51:39 | Dec 26th, 2019

    4 recommendations

    Psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk is an innovator in treating the effects of overwhelming experiences. We call this “trauma” when we encounter it in life and news, and we tend to leap to address it by ...Show More

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    In 2019, I was in two car incidents - one at the start of the year, and one at the end of the year. It's taken me a full year to realize that I never dealt with the trauma from either one of those sit...Show More

  • 13

    Why Men Refuse to Do Yoga

    Man Up | Masculinity, Race, and Relationships in the Modern World

    32:05 | Jun 26th, 2019

    1 recommendation

    When Terrell Starr started doing yoga in his 30s, it opened up his mind to new possibilities of what his body could do—not to mention what he could do as a man. He realized he’d been restricting himse...Show More

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    I've been listening to a lot of podcasts about female empathy and trauma lately and this one ended up on my Apple search screen (I honestly don't even remember how) but I'm SO glad I listened to this....Show More

  • 14

    Do you believe that you are not enough? In this amazingly transformative and highly engaging A-Fest talk, Marisa Peer, voted Britain’s #1 Therapist — whose work includes Hollywood celebrities, Olympic...Show More

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    British Psychologist Marisa Peer is the founder of Rapid Transformational Therapy and her talk in this MindValley 'video'/podcast is one of the best explanations of how the deeply embedded human thoug...Show More

  • 15

    In this episode, I'm sharing my thoughts on therapy, including the type I am doing right now, and why I think everyone would benefit from it.

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    Sasha gives us real talk: everybody (whether they are know it or not) needs therapy. I loved this analogy: finding the right therapy is like online dating. You are most likely NOT going to find the ri...Show More

  • 16

    Does Single = Unlovable?

    The Liturgists Podcast

    42:57 | Feb 13th, 2020

    2 recommendations

    Many of us feel like something is wrong with us if we are single. Some times we don't feel loved or feel unlovable. But what does it mean to be "single?" And what does it mean to be "loved?" Those...Show More

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    Truth: "society overvalues romantic love and undervalues all other kinds of love." Eye-opening episode about the societal judgments of being 'single'. The concept of being single is just that - an ima...Show More

  • 17

    Krista Tippett, the host of "On Being", talks about the time she took a break from the intensity of life and just stopped to check in with herself – with deeply unexpected results.

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    Krista Tippett, the host of "On Being" shares an authentic story about finally taking time for herself and what it's like to realize there are alternative ways of living instead of hustling. "There a...Show More

  • 18

    The Science of Friendship

    Call Your Girlfriend

    40:30 | Feb 21st, 2020

    2 recommendations

    From looking at our brain activity inside fMRI machines to mapping social networks, scientists are looking closely at friendship. Science journalist Lydia Denworth shares her look into the latest rese...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    Friendships are just as important as diet and exercise to good health - and there is science to prove it! Science journalist Lydia Denworth's new book: "Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extrao...Show More

  • 19

    Hello and welcome to episode 217 of The Mindful Kind podcast.  In this episode, you'll discover simple mindfulness activities you can easily incorporate into a busy week to help you feel calmer.  Mind...Show More

    aliceko recommended:

    Short and sweet episode with easy, actionable strategies on how to be more mindful. No, you don’t have to meditate for hours on end to achieve mindfulness. I really liked her last suggestion.

  • 20

    That’s what some health officials are saying, but the data aren’t so clear. We look into what’s known (and not known) about the prevalence and effects of loneliness — including the possible upsides.

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    YES - longevity is associated with having strong social relationships. Every country needs a Loneliness Minister. There is a difference between loneliness and social isolation. The impact of lonelines...Show More

  • 21

    #180: The Power of Quitting and Letting Go

    Dhru Purohit Podcast

    16:44 | Dec 22nd, 2020

    1 recommendation

    Welcome to The Big Idea of the Week! On today’s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru Purohit talks about the power of quitting and letting go.When’s the right time to let go of something? A relat...Show More

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    Contrary to popular belief, it's okay to quit and in fact, sometimes quitting is the best possible option.

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