EPISODE 10 FOUR MONTHS CHECK-IN WITH STEPHANIE
What I have Learned so far in my Self-Love Journey
In this episode of Hey Close Friends it’s just you and me having a chat! I thought it was time to have a check-in, see what I have learned so far in my self- love journey and what I am looking forward to. It’s been 4 months since starting this adventure…so let’s get into it.
When I started this I knew that the journey would be a hard one. If you watched my TikTok, you might have seen that I started this journey when I was dumped by a guy that did not deserve my time at all. Even though that was a tough situation (however, very eye opening!), I started this journey very pumped and totally electric about giving myself this time, focus and love. It’s been 4 months and I have had some personal experiences that have kind of de-railed me from my self-love journey. There are so many feelings that come with that because when I started I was so deeply inspired. And…truly I think that when anyone starts any journey, there is that fire of ‘I want to change this’ and ‘I want to make this better’, and I totally felt that fire inside of me. But what I have learned is that it’s very easy to take care of yourself when things are going well, when everything feels balanced and equal. But the struggle comes when that self-love and self-care it’s actually more needed…for example when you are stressed, or going through a rough time, it’s so hard to keep up that self-love care/routine! If anyone else is also on this self-love journey and kind of going through this, I just want to tell you that you are not alone!
As I mentioned before, I have been going through a very stressful time and it has really taken a toll on me and my self-love journey. I think this is the most adult lesson life has handed me so far, and wow it has thrown me for a loop! And on top of that I was thrown into this influencer world so quickly, and it’s quite an adjustment. In a dream world I would have loved to have my podcast go out every week followed by videos documenting my homework for the week, but unfortunately that is not realistic. I have been trying to work through this and I am really trying to give myself some grace for not being able to show up in the way I had dreamed socially for this. At the same time I need to remind myself that at the heart of the reason why I am doing this is because I need to go through this journey myself! And if making a video, or creating a piece of content pulls me away from my self-love journey…well, I need to release myself from these expectations.
I hope all of this makes sense and I truly hope whoever is listening is actually taking part in the homework. I am truly diving deeper and the homework are really helping. I am learning so many new things about myself, I am getting myself out of my comfort zone and I hope you are too!
⭐Don’t forget to join Emily and I for the meditation class!
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