258. why you never feel good enough (even when you're doing everything right) dr. marisa g franco

About this episode

Dr. Marisa G. Franco discusses the complexities of self-worth and its impact on relationships.

how can someone have high self-esteem but low self-worth??! today’s guest is dr. marisa g. franco— a psychologist, author, professor, and friendship expert. she writes about how to build relationships with yourself and others for psychology today and has been a featured connection expert for major publications like the new york times, the telegraph, and vice. in this episode, we continue last week’s conversation on self-worth and relationships. this time, we’re focused on the internal factors behind self-worth, such as your emotions, identity, and more! we talk about: 2:11 why it can be easier to validate someone else's feelings instead of our own 3:28 the two different types of self-esteem (& which one leads to better relationships) 5:04 how to process your emotions to improve your self-worth 7:10 why gaining self-worth can change your life for the better 8:26 ways we reinforce our insecurities without even realizing 12:58 pushing back against our own (& other people's!) insecurities 16:08 misconceptions about self-worth 17:06 if gen z struggles with self-worth more than other generations mentioned: • dr. franco’s previous episode • dr. franco’s instagram • dr. franco’s website…

People in this episode

Host: Sadie Sutton

Guest: Dr. Marisa G. Franco

Topics covered

• self-worth
• relationships
• self-esteem
• emotions
• Gen Z
• insecurity

Keywords

• self-esteem
• self-worth
• emotions
• Gen Z
• insecurity
• relationships
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Psychology Today, The New York Times, The Telegraph, Vice

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