resources for your self love practice

  • 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?

  • 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

  • community groupchat

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