344 Joanna Hennon + Holly ~ Accepting The Parts Of Yourself That Don’t Fit With Your Self Image

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/46678/344_Joanna_Hennon__Holly__Accepting_The_Parts_Of_Yourself_That_Dont_Fit_With_Your_Self_Image.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="576" /></p> <p> </p> <p>Joanna Hennon and I are back with another co-hosted episode! Today, we talk about how to fully accept the parts of ourselves that don’t fit in with our self image. This topic was inspired by a listener, who wrote in with the following (edited to remove specific personal details):</p> <p>“<em>My ‘weirdness’ isn’t so weird for others, but I just have things I’d prefer not to admit. I loooove telling people some things about me, but I am not too keen to share others, like  it took me years to admit that I like watching ‘girly’ movies because I see myself as a tough person, someone who likes outdoor stuff, who is ambitious and courageous. Also, because I like to be seen as an intelligent person and the guilty pleasure of reading a girly magazine or watching a girly movie somehow doesn’t fit that image.</em>”</p> <p>There have been many times in the past where I felt ashamed of my likes and dislikes, and there have been times when I’ve hesitated to be open about certain aspects of myself. It was like I thought I had to fit into a certain identity, and all the parts of me that didn’t coincide with that identity were invalid. Of course, that’s not how it actually works, and life is a lot more fulfilling when we can just accept ourselves for who we are… AND share this with the others in our life.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You'll Learn</strong></p> <ul> <li>How to accept ALL of yourself</li> <li>Why it’s and/or, not either/or</li> <li>How to accept the opposites within yourself</li> <li>Why it’s impossible to fit yourself into a mold—if you truly accept yourself</li> <li>Why it’s so important to talk about these guilty pleasures with the people in your life</li> <li>How to get started TODAY with accepting your guilty pleasures—and talking about them with others</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Related Episodes</stron