Self Love Archives - Gotta Love Myself

How to Teach People to Respect You

Do you ever wonder why people treat you like crap? I have a friend who often tells me stories of how people take advantage of her. She is very giving and doesn’t know how to say NO. It irritates me to see her feel disrespected and walked all over. It hurts me to see her that […]

Nancy

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022

Self Love

6 Day Happiness Challenge

Think about this for a minute. What would your life look like if you looked after yourself more? What if you were happy with who you were and satisfied with what you have? Also think, what if you kept friends who loved you close and gave yourself a break? How much better would your life […]

Nancy

December 6, 2021November 24, 2021

Personal Growth Self Love Self-Care

5 Day Love Yourself Challenge

5 Day Love Yourself Challenge. This week I decided we all needed to partake in a 5 Day Love Yourself Challenge. The holidays are coming up and even though this is a time for family and happy memories we are stressed, cranky, and tired. Just me? So I feel this Love Yourself Challenge will help […]

Nancy

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021

Bipolar Disorder Health & Fitness Self Love

I am not bipolar, I have bipolar.

I also have fingernails, that doesn’t mean I am fingernails. Back in 2000 and something I was diagnosed as ‘manic depressive’. That is what bipolar disorder was called back then. Back when people didn’t talk about it much. Back when you had no idea why you just couldn’t be normal like all of your high […]

Nancy

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021

Gratitude Self Love

Finding Happiness From Within

Happiness seems elusive for most. Sometimes when I feel like the world is too much, I take a look around. There is always someone inspiring that shows me that no matter what struggles I have, I can overcome them like they did. You may think, “how did their lives get to be so great?”, “How […]

Nancy

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Self Love Weight Loss Documentary

Self Accountability – When We Want Something But Find It Hard To Get

Holy cow, motivation was lacking this week! Do you ever feel like it’s all or nothing? Like, if you mess up today then you might as well not even try tomorrow? I do and it sucks! This week I tried paying more attention to what I was eating. This weight loss journey is more […]

Nancy

February 20, 2020October 21, 2020

gotta love myself affirmations to remind you you are amazing

Self Love

Affirmations that keep me going when I feel I can’t

Do you ever have one of THOSE days? Where everything is going wrong and it’s all because of the little mistakes you made or dropping the ball? Then you feel so crappy about letting things get so bad? I’ve had too many of those days. I found these amazing affirmations that help me remember […]

Nancy

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

gotta love myself. weight loss documentary

Self Love Weight Loss Documentary

I’m losing weight … for real this time.

It took me MONTHS to gather to courage to make this journey. I have been stuck in a weight-loss cycle since I was 13. I am done with that. In August 2019 I decided to start a documentary to track my weight loss journey. I started filming some of my workouts, taking pictures of […]

Nancy

January 4, 2020January 5, 2020

Self Love

Don’t Cry Over Broken Glass

Today was one of those days. It was so hard for me to see the world the way I instructed myself to see it during my morning yoga practice. I told myself to go out into the world to share love, compassion and understanding but the universe had a different plan for me. On […]

Nancy

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018

Self Love

Self Acceptance

“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ― Lao Tzu My dear friend (lets call her Linda) is constantly apologizing for the ‘mess’ in her house. She apologizes if […]

Nancy

August 10, 2018January 28, 2021