It's OK to Love Yourself

Terri Kozlowski is a proud Native American warrior:Athabascan; Tlinglet Tribe - Raven Clan. She journeyed through the pain of child sexual abuse and utter fear of life after her mother abandoned her, at the age of 11, on the streets of Albuquerque. Rediscovering her true path in life, one of joy and love, she learned to transcend the fear that the egoic mind keeps bringing to the forefront of our lives. Terri is now a successful soul and life coach whose mission is to inspire others to master their fear. Her forthcoming book, Raven Transcending Fear: a memoir about overcoming sexual abuse, abandonment, and discover your authentic self, tells her amazing story.

Happy (almost) Valentine's Day, friends! This week I share three practices that I've been using in my everyday life to help me connect to myself and cultivate more self-love and self-trust in my life. I hope you enjoy. 

Special Announcement!! We now have Podcast Merch! Our first campaign is heart-shaped Valentine's themed. I hope you check it out!! 

Hello friends! So excited to bring you all this conversation with Linda Ayrapetov, Host & Founder of Plus1Pod - a podcast about self-love and dating. It was so cool to speak with Linda because we have a lot in common with both of us being badass fat babes in Boston with self-love podcasts - we covered a lot of ground in this conversation!

CW: Medical Fatphobia, Intentional Weight Loss, Disordered Eating.

In this episode we discussed:

• Linda's upbringing and experience with dieting and diet culture from an early age
• The realities of fatphobia and how it shows up in our everyday lives
• Medical fatphobia where we share some tips to empower you when going to see a doctor
• The different types of men you can expect to meet while dating as a plus size woman and the red flags to look out for

and so much more! So grateful to Linda for her candor and time in recording this - I know you will love this episode. Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe if you're enjoying the podcast to help others find us.

Hi folks! In this episode, I wanted to get personal and give you an update on what's been going with me and talk about this theme of Freedom (and self-love). Freedom was a driving influence for me to start this podcast, start my own business, and is at the heart of what kind of life I want to build for myself. It is totally new (and a little scary) to be so open, let myself be seen, and share my truth in a public forum - but it is what makes me feel alive and empowers me to continue on this path. Aside from my own reflections back to moments in my life where I first felt this sense of freedom, I provide some advice and steps you can take if you feel the call to start to think about your own life direction and are interested in building a life that's more aligned with what you REALLY want, what will really make YOU happy. 

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Hi there! I'm very excited to be bringing you all this interview with Dr. Rachel Barbanel-Fried, a Clinical Psychologist and Optimal Performance Consultant based in Newton Centre, Massachusetts.  I connected with Rachel on Instagram and found her content about Emotional Flexibility really fascinating and concepts that really resonated with me on my own journey with mental health. I'm so grateful for her time and her candor in this interview - there is so much goodness packed in here. We spoke about emotional flexibility, grief, anxiety, nature vs. nurture, our culture that celebrates busy-ness, and tips for self-care - especially during these times with COVID. 

Thank you all for the support in 2020! In this episode I share a bit about a major reflection and learning from 2020 - being in my head so much!! I also read one the lists I journaled based on a  reflection prompt as I said goodbye to 2020. Phew - this year was a year of running through many walls and finding more on the other side. I also share my personal vision and mission statement for 2021. I did a lot of thinking on this over the past few weeks. 

Stay tuned for more episodes every Friday in 2021. 

In this episode I discuss two themes that came up last week for me: forgiving yourself & what being a perfectionist is really about. Self-forgiveness demands that we be vulnerable with ourselves, to objectively see ourselves and offer ourselves compassion when inevitably things go wrong. If yobu find it hard to forgive yourself or have ever considered yourself a "perfectionist" - this episode may give you a new perspective on what's going on beneath the surface and some steps to begin to transform your perfectionism into more of a growth mindset. 

Hello Podcast listeners! I am back, after taking a hiatus to work on launching my new leadership business and taking the plunge into full time self-employment. Today's episode is inspired by a podcast I recently listened to on Brene Brown's Dare to Lead podcast. 

Hey everyone - hope you've had a lovely weekend. I sat down on Saturday night and recorded this solo episode sharing three learnings that I've had this year which have helped me up my self-care practice during these unprecedented times. I shared a bit about what's been going on with me personally as well as how my approach to self-care has shifted during the pandemic so that you may take anything that resonates with you as you're looking to tweak your self-care in 2020. Hope you all enjoy this little episode and I'd love if you shared this episode or the podcast with a friend who may also find this useful! 

Thanks for tuning in for another episode of It's OK to Love Yourself! In today's episode, I'm excited to share my conversation with Amelia Hruby, PhD author of Fifty Feminist Mantras - an upcoming book that will be released on October 6th, 2020. I found Amelia on IG this summer and signed up for her first Selfies for Self-Love practice groups that were held in July. So thankful for connecting and for her offering to come on the podcast and share her story! In this episode we discuss:

• Selfies for Self-Love
• how Quarantine has had an impact on body image and self-love
• Amelia's story about Breaking Up with Diet Culture
• and of course - her book, Fifty Feminist Mantras

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