What's love got to do with it

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of self-love as a prerequisite for loving others authentically.

Send us Fan Mail Love me in five ways: (See my Book - The Art of Loving) Most of us operate out of emotional love. Our love is conditional. Loving self comes first. If you do not love yourself, it is not possible to love someone with the high level of love you think you have for them. It is deception to think that we do love our partner, whilst not really able to say that we love our self. Learn to love yourself first. Individual counselling may be necessary to help you on the journey. Learn ...

People in this episode

Host: Gary McFarlane

Topics covered

• self-love
• emotional love
• individual counseling
• relationships
• conditional love

Keywords

• self-love
• emotional love
• relationships
• counseling
• conditional love

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Art of Loving

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