3 reflections on self-love (and how this will nourish your happiness)

About this episode

This episode reflects on self-love and its importance for parents in nurturing happiness and connection.

Send us Fan Mail This week, we are reflecting on our self-love. I share three reflections on self-love to help parents pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly nourishes them. Inspired by the book How to Love, this conversation offers simple, meaningful prompts about happiness, self-compassion, and being more intentional with what we consume so we can show up with more calm and connection in our daily lives. Book: How to love by Thich Nhat Hanh (Amazon.com) My conversation with Dr...

People in this episode

Host: Cindy Hovington

Topics covered

• self-love
• happiness
• self-compassion
• parenting
• mindfulness

Keywords

• self-love
• happiness
• self-compassion
• parenting
• mindfulness
• intentional living
• calm

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: How to Love

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