By Kristen Donia --- Let’s talk about self-love. The Oxford Dictionary defines self-love as: self-love /ˈˌself ˈləv/ noun noun: self-love the instinct by which one's actions are directed to the promotion of one's own welfare or well-being, especially an excessive regard for one's own advantage. regard for one's own well-being ...
By Caitlin Alfonso, LMSW --- Recently, I had a student tell me: “I heard when you learn to love yourself, you lose a lot of friends in the process… because they do not love themselves and so they cannot accept you loving yourself”. Just sit with that for a second. ...
By Kathryn Tiffany, MS --- Recently, I reached out to a group of high school students and asked what they would like to know more about. Many of the answers came through with a familiar theme: self-love. How do I learn to accept myself in the midst of media bombarding me ...