I'm Jodie Moore at Bold New Mom. This is episode number 100. 100 things to love about you.

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Hey everybody, welcome to episode number 100. This is really kind of a milestone for me. I'm super excited to be at episode 100.

I remember a while ago when I was getting some help transitioning this podcast over to a different platform and I rebranded it.

It used to be called NAP Eclipse and I changed it to Bold New Mom and just some different technical things.

I remember the person helping me put in episode number 100 in place of wherever I'm supposed to put the episode number and I remember thinking 100, that's so many. I hope I make it that far.

I have made it. We've made it and that's really thanks to you guys for listening because I wouldn't keep doing it if it wasn't helping people.

More than it helping you, you write me and tell me how much it's helping you and that is just the best payoff ever.

Thank you to those of you who take the time to do that, who leave me a review and iTunes. That's the best way to thank me, is to leave me a review.

I really, really appreciate those. Just really excited to be talking to you today on this 100th episode.

So today I want to talk to you about 100 reasons for you to love you.

Now, I teach a lot about building confidence and about how it's our job to love ourselves, to appreciate ourselves, to like and approve of ourselves

and when we disapprove to make changes in ourselves, to become better.

So many people when I first introduced this topic have some resistance to it because it sounds like I'm telling people they should be selfish and be thinking about themselves more.

And I'm not talking about thinking about yourself more. I'm talking about thinking about yourself differently.

If you think about yourself and you have a lot of negative thoughts, which many people do, then I want you to think about yourself in a positive, compassionate, appreciative way.

And I promise you that when your thoughts are positive and uplifting about yourself, you think about yourself much less.

Because part of the reason we think about ourselves so much is because we are trying to protect ourselves in some way from some kind of harm or danger, which doesn't actually exist.

We are trying to make sure that we're okay. Our spirits want validation, that we are lovable and worthy of connection and good and important.

And so it's constantly seeking that, which causes us to think about and focus on ourselves.

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