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Sounds True.com, guest is Annie Lamine.

Annie is the acclaimed author of more than a dozen books of fiction, non-fiction, and

collected essays, known for her honest, insightful, and humorous approach to subjects

such as faith, loss, and the creative process.

She's the author of Help Thanks Wow.

Stitches. Bird by Bird and Hallelujah anyway,

rediscovering mercy, where she argues that kindness towards others, beginning with

myself, buys us a shot at a warm and generous heart, the greatest prize of all. This is a special episode of Insights at the Edge

in which we are broadcasting Annie Lamont's session that was originally part of

Sounds True's Self-acceptance Summit.

In this episode, Annie and I spoke about what she refers to as radical self-care and how it is the

foundation of all true health and healing.

We also talked about her own challenges with self-esteem

and issues related to body image,

and what it's taken for her to develop a sense of true belonging in which she's able

to welcome all of herself and others and receive such welcoming in return.

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