resources for your self love practice
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journal prompts
How do you define love? How do you like to receive love? How do you like to show love?
What makes you happy? When was the last time you belly laughed and why?
What have I not forgiven myself for? Why?
I am proud of myself for..
What does unconditional love look like for you?
What’s your biggest insecurity? What would life look like if you let it go?
Write the words you need to hear.
What limiting beliefs do you have that are keeping you from reaching your dream life?
How can you take better care of yourself?
What do you need more of in your life?
Who do you look up to the most? Why?
When do I feel most confident in myself, and when do I feel the least confidence in myself?
How do you deal with anger?
How will you describe your soulmate?
How do you want to be remembered?
What changes do you want to see in your life in five years?
What habits, memories, relationships, etc. are you holding onto that are keeping you from improving yourself?
Write about a moment when you felt brave.
Allow yourself to think about what your ideal life would look like, and then write it all down.
Given enough time, where will you go and what will you do there?
Describe something that makes you proud.
What cheers you up on a bad day?
What is the greatest life lesson you’ve learned?
Describe a life-changing moment.
If you meet a friend that you haven’t seen in 10 years, how will you tell him/her about your life right now?
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books
Trauma
No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model By: Richard C. Schwartz PhD, Alanis Morissette - foreword introduction
Set Boundaries, Find Peace: A Guide to Reclaiming Yourself By: Nedra Glover Tawwab
Emotional Inheritance: A Therapist, Her Patients, and the Legacy of Trauma By: Galit Atlas
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma By: Bessel A. van der Kolk
Love
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love By: Sonya Renee Taylor
The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship By: don Miguel Ruiz
Love Her Wild: Poems By: Atticus Poetry
Good Vibes, Good Life: How Self-Love Is the Key to Unlocking Your Greatness By: Vex King
Spiritual/energy healing
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness: The Stairway to Enlightenment By: David R. Hawkins MD PhD
Answers from the Ancestral Realms: Get Psychic Help from Your Spirit Guides Every Day By: Sharon Anne Klingler
The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself By: Michael A. Singer
Closer to Love: How to Attract the Right Relationships and Deepen Your Connections By: Vex King
The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage into Self-Mastery By: Brianna Wiest
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment By: Eckhart Tolle
The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now By: Thích Nhất Hạnh
Race/Ethnicity
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir By: Michelle Zauner
Pussy Prayers: Sacred and Sensual Rituals for Wild Women of Color By: Black Girl Bliss
Queer
Beyond the Gender Binary: Pocket Change Collective By: Alok Vaid-Menon
Sex
Come As You Are: Revised and Updated: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life By: Emily Nagoski PhD
Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy By: Jessica Fern
The Art of Seduction: An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power By: Robert Greene
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good (Emergent Strategy) By: Adrienne Maree Brown
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community groupchat
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