How To Practice Self-Love And Create Healthy Boundaries with Dr. Shainna Ali

<p>Dr. Shainna is a mental health counselor, educator, and advocate who is passionate about destigmatizing mental health counseling and helping individuals worldwide recognize the importance of fostering mental wellness. She is the creator of The Self-Love Workbook, The Self-Love Workbook for Teens, Luna Finds Love Everywhere: A Self-Love Book for Kids, The Self-Love Planner, and Designing Healthy Boundaries. She has been featured through outlets such as ABC, CBS, NPR Washington Post, and Insider. Dr. Shainna’s passion for promoting mental health awareness and access inspired her to host the Mental Wellness Practice Podcast. Dr. Shainna is the owner and operator of Integrated Counseling Solutions, LLC, a strengths-based clinical mental health and consulting practice located in Central Florida. Additionally, she has served on the Board of Directors of The Mental Health Association of Central Florida and is a past president of the Florida Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. Dr. Shainna has been honored with the Association for Specialists in Group Work's Al Dye Award, the Pete Fischer Humanitarian Award, and UCF’s 30 under 30 and Noble Knight distinctions for her efforts in promoting mental wellness. You can learn more through her website www.DrShainna.com or follow along on Instagram @DrShainna.</p><p> </p><p><strong>MEMORABLE MOMENTS </strong></p><p>“In wanting to find help for myself, I realized it shouldn’t have to be that hard. We all have the responsibility of fostering our mental health, and everyone deserves access to necessary resources.”</p><p>“Starting from scratch and allowing yourself to explore your definition of self-love is the first and most important step.” </p><p>“There is a misconception that self-love is selfish, narcissistic, and sinful. When actually, self-love is when you are actively working to care for and encourage yourself in order to benefit personally and permeate those benefits beyond you.” </p><p>“The 7 different segments of self-love: Awareness, Exploration, Ca