How do you build a healthy relationship with yourself? How do you love yourself and keep growing?

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00:00 - Your relationship with yourself
In this video, #DrSuri talks about how to build your relationship with yourself. #SelfLove is only possible when it is build on healthy self concepts. And in order to build healthier self-concepts, you have to follow 4 steps that will help you know and understand yourself better, so you can accept and love yourself.

00:23 - The obstacle
A common mistake most people make on their personal growth journey is to hate themselves into loving themselves. When you become focused on your shortcomings, which only leads to self criticism and judgment. This self critical view hurts your motivation and your relationship with yourself. The investment of time and discipline that's needed for self improvement and personal development needs self-love.

00:55 - Self exploration
The first step in the process of building a healthy relationship with yourself is self-exploration. People often assume that they know themselves, when they often look at themselves through the lens of other people. Self discovery is important to understand yourself more deeply - so you can understand your strengths and weaknesses. This helps you accept yourself holistically, and not get fixated on your shortcomings, or things that you want to fix about yourself.

02:37 - Self acceptance
Before you can learn to love yourself, you need to accept yourself. This difference between self-acceptance and self-love is subtle, but important. When you start to discover and understand yourself, without judgment or criticism, you start taking steps towards accepting yourself for who you are. Dr. Suri shares an example highlighting how self-acceptance can help you lean more on your strengths and work around your weaknesses so you can feel more comfortable in your skin, which improves your confidence.

04:01 - Self love
As you start being more comfortable with who you are - with all your gifts and shortcomings - you start to fall in love with yourself. This is where you start being proud of you as a person. Dr Suri shares a personal example where self love led him to build a more intentional life and better relationships that feel emotionally fulfilling.

Self-love helps you to break free from the burden and social pressure of fitting-in. As you embrace your true self, you start to attract people who are better fit with your personality. You don't feel the need to change yourself to fit-in with people who don't understand or support you.

This self love can only be built on the foundation of self-acceptance. Your self growth and self improvement can only come from this foundation of self acceptance. You feel happy about who you are, despite your shortcomings because you see your overall value. It's this happiness that motivates you to improve yourself even further and recognize your true potential. You start to grow yourself into an even better version of yourself - in life and relationships. And all this personal development, comes from you having a better and healthier relationship with yourself.

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This channel is not monetized, and I do not accept any clients or brand sponsorships. My goal is to simply share my thoughts and messages. All contents are designed to motivate and inform -- not provide mental health advice (or medical advice). You should always consult a licensed professional when it comes to your health.