Losing Yourself in Love With Maurice Hunter

Losing Yourself in Love With Maurice Hunter

From My Happy Ass Life by Karen Smith

March 16, 2026 · 47 min · Season 7 · Episode 16

About this episode

Karen Smith discusses self-love and personal growth with artist Maurice Hunter.

What if the love you’ve been searching for your whole life was already inside you? Today I’m sitting down with my friend Maurice, an incredible artist whose work is rooted in one powerful idea: self-love. What started as a letter he wrote to his young daughter eventually grew into a personal philosophy about love, relationships, and the responsibility we have for our own emotions. In this conversation we talk about how many of us spend years looking for love outside ourselves, only to discover that the deepest love begins within. Maurice shares how that realization shaped his art, his speaking, and the book he’s preparing to publish. Along the way, we explore relationships, breakups, emotional responsibility, and the beautiful process of rediscovering who you are. If you’ve ever wondered what it really means to love yourself, this conversation is a gentle reminder that growth, healing, and love all begin inside you. Episode Highlights [00:57] The origin of Maurice’s self-love philosophy [03:20] Difficulty as inner reorientation [04:46] Collaboration over competition in business [07:10] Art as an expression of the mission [08:24] Sponsor break and shoutouts [10:12] From Los…

People in this episode

Host: Karen Smith

Guest: Maurice Hunter

Topics covered

  • self-love
  • relationships
  • emotional responsibility
  • art
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • self-love
  • relationships
  • emotional healing
  • art
  • personal philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Three Letters

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