{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a315df7780d0f7579b20241/6a315e04780d0f7579b205b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Self-Love (But Hear Us Out)...it’s not what you think","description":"<p>Self-love has become one of those phrases that gets tossed around so much it almost loses meaning. Bubble baths. Face masks. “Treat yourself.” But what if real self-love is actually much deeper — and much harder — than that?</p><p>In this episode, Katherine and Leah have an honest conversation about what self-love actually looks like in real life, especially for women and mothers who have spent years tying their worth to productivity, caregiving, achievement, and being everything to everyone else.</p><p>We talk about:</p><ul><li> Why self-love isn’t about perfection or aesthetics </li><li> The exhausting inner dialogue so many women live with </li><li> How shame and self-forgiveness are deeply connected </li><li> The pressure moms feel to constantly put themselves last </li><li> The “autopilot” problem and how easy it is to lose yourself in the day-to-day </li><li> Why receiving love can feel harder than giving it </li><li> Small, practical ways to start rebuilding trust and compassion with yourself </li></ul><p>This episode is vulnerable, reflective, and deeply human — not a checklist for becoming a “better” version of yourself, but an invitation to stop abandoning the person you already are.</p><p>If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying too much, falling short, or struggling to offer yourself the same grace you give everyone else… this conversation is for you.</p><p>Because maybe self-love doesn’t start with becoming someone new.<br/> Maybe it starts with finally being willing to stand on your own side.</p><p>Find us @polishedprints and @memle.moms/@cozyhearted or @beforewegetitright on substack!</p>","author_name":"Leah & Katherine"}