What If Being Selfish Was the Most Generous Thing You Could Do? with Valerie Jones

About this episode

Hope Pedraza and Valerie Jones discuss the importance of self-care and challenge the notion that being selfish is a negative trait.

Send us Fan Mail You've been taught that selflessness is a virtue. That putting yourself last makes you a good woman, a good mom, a good partner. But what if that conditioning is exactly what's keeping you stuck, burned out, and disconnected from yourself? In this episode, Hope sits down with Valerie Jones, author, podcast host, and founder of The Selfish Woman movement, to break down why reclaiming yourself isn't selfish at all. It's the foundation for everything. This one will challenge you...

People in this episode

Host: Hope Pedraza

Guest: Valerie Jones

Topics covered

• selfishness
• self-care
• personal growth
• women empowerment
• burnout
• reclaiming self

Keywords

• selfishness
• self-care
• women empowerment
• burnout
• personal growth

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Organizations: The Selfish Woman

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