13. Meghan Watson ON Self-Love and Ways to Nurture and Cultivate It

The Nourishing Wisdom Podcast with Dr Natalie Chua

Meghan Watson joins me in this episode and shares her knowledge and experience of what self-love means. Our conversation focuses on what self-love is and isn't, and how we can begin to nurture, cultivate, and refine our practice of self-love and acceptance.

Here is a snippet of some topics we cover on the podcast:

• What is self-love?
• Myths about self-love
• How the journey toward loving yourself can be overwhelming
• How self-love involves letting go of the version of yourself you think you should be
• Why boundaries are important and what can get in the way of setting them
• For therapists: How decolonizing your therapeutic practice can help nurture self-love
• How tolerating uncertainty is a huge part of learning to love yourself
• How emotions (especially unpleasant ones) are our guides rather than our enemy
• The importance of cultivating a ritual or a practice as a way of coming home to an internal place of kindness and ease.
• Meghan's tips and tools and how you begin to love yourself or practice self-love

And more...

About Meghan Watson:

Meghan Watson (thrive_withmeg) is a Registered Psychotherapist, the Resident Therapist at Alkeme Health (@alkemehealth) and the founder and owner of Toronto based therapy clinic Bloom Psychology and Wellness (@bloom_psychology). As a licensed therapist, clinical supervisor and wellness consultant with over 10 years of experience in mental health, Meghan focuses on providing evidenced-based education, expert guidance and support to organizations and companies worldwide. In her clinical work, she treats individuals and couples struggling with understanding complex emotions, managing burnout and stress, and establishing healthy relationships from a mindful and growth-focused perspective.

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