Episode 18: Self-Love Check-in: Dive Into Your Transformation
It’s time for another self-love check-in! How are you doing, lovely? I like to take some time to live life between check-ins (as should you!) I think it’s easy to fall into the rabbit hole of healing (guilty!) and make it an entire identity (oops!). But the goal of these check-ins is to see how far we’ve come and also pause and reflect.
What does self-love mean to my transformation right now?
We talked a little bit about reclaiming authority and autonomy in our first check-in (listen to episode one this season!) and I think I’ve evolved that and built a stronger foundation for myself. Exploring and expanding more areas of life, discovering where I lost authority and autonomy. Picking up the pieces and finding new puzzle corners I forgot about.
Whether that’s advocating for yourself, setting better boundaries, saying yes (or no) when you want to do something – you, my love, have authority over your life. What does that mean for you? How can you find the life you want to live? For me, I like to tune into archetypes.
Diving into transformation
Transformation is the heart of the self-love journey. You’re meant to evolve, lovely. When I look back at these episodes, I see my self in transformation. I love her. She helped me be who I am today. It’s why I’m always talking about healing past versions of yourself. We want them to help us transform. Spending time with them and healing them is step one. And sometimes, we have to let them go.
Using astrology as a tool for self-love
I gave another shoutout to mercury retrograde (catch up on the self-love tool episode!) in this episode. Lots of lessons learned. Lots of transformation to celebrate. I don’t always lean into celebrating the transformation. Not at first. I think it’s easier for me to lean into the grief. I’m very familiar with it. Since it is a form of love to me, grief helps me in my transformation as a way to remind me how far I’ve come.
Things that help transform my self-love journey
I reflect on some of the things that have helped me in this season of my self-love journey. I reactivated self-love dates and put a total Virgo spin on it with an active Trello board. Sometimes when I feel like I’m being passive in my relationship with myself, I use something active to revive it. It makes me hold myself accountable and it’s a great way to look back when I’m feeling like I’m not doing enough. Spoiler alert! Usually I look back and realize oh wow, I really prioritized myself this month. No wonder I’m tired. Ha!
Dear lovely, stay single
As we continue to check in with ourselves, I like to take a moment to look back and see where certain identities are starting to also transform themselves. I can usually feel chapters start to close and this one felt like a big part of my life. All the single ladies has been the anthem of my life for oof too many good years.
I will continue to advocate for how important it is to build a relationship with yourself. I found the perfect Lovely Letter to remind you how special this time is for you. Transforming what that season means for you is part of the self-love journey. Shout out to Monica back in 2021 when she was leaning into this identity and hoping one day that it didn’t define her as much as she leaned into it. We’re growing 🙂 and so are you. But in this chapter, dear lovely, stay single.
Check out episode 18!
Season two is moving and grooving, but if you need more lovely words to help guide your self-love journey, there are lovely gems waiting for you on the blog.
Whether you’re just starting your self-love journey or you’re in the middle of it, you’re not late or behind. The intent for this place was always to make you feel less alone.
If you’re in the middle of a new life chapter, know that you’re not doing anything wrong or choosing a wrong path. The path you choose will always lead you to where you’re meant to be. Trust the process and give yourself the opportunity to bet on something new, you never know where it will lead you.
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Dive into the podcast!
Episode 20 | Self-Love Check-in: Loving Yourself in Transition – Find a Lovely Life: A Self-Love Journey Podcast
- Episode 20 | Self-Love Check-in: Loving Yourself in Transition
- Episode 19 | Self-Love Tool: How To Work With Winter In Your Self-Love Journey
- Episode 18 | Self-Love Check-in: Dive Into Your Transformation
- Episode 17 | Find A Lovely Book with Brittany Amara
- Episode 16 | Find A Lovely Book with Deena ElGenaidi
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