And when we start to understand our self-savattage in those terms and we start to accept that this part it may have a rubbish strategy, but it does have good reasons for doing what it does, you can start to accept that part of the personality and bring it back on the side.

Now people initially feel uncomfortable about that, but when you get to know yourself in this way,

you'll realize that not only does that part have its good intentions,

it also have a load of resources that's a part of you that's gone through a very specific

important experience and it will have grown strengths and abilities as a result of that. Just don't let perfection be the enemy of the good.

Self-love is really about self-respect and acceptance.

Welcome to the whole view. I'm Stacy Toth of Real Everything. I'm here each week to dive deeper into how we can find happiness and health inside and out through self-love,

body positivity, and discovering new ways to be our best

selves.

Before we get started, a reminder this podcast is for general educational purposes and is not

intended to diagnose, advise, or treat any physical or mental illness.

And while Hazel is a certified hethna therapist,

she's not yours.

So we always recommend that you see a licensed health

professional accordingly.

I want to welcome you to the show Hazel.

Listers, if you're not familiar, Hazel Gail is a master practitioner of

cognitive hypnotherapy, which we're going to talk a little bit about don't jump off the

podcast yet and say that's not science-based because I think it's a really interesting conversation but also a former world kickboxing champion and a multiple national and European ABA boxing title winner.

I'm actually excited to talk sports and stuff with you too, but following a physical and

psychological burnout during her first few years of competing, fighting, cognitive hypnotherapy helped Hazel to rebuild their physical strength and

achieve a balanced, healthy, emotional state. Empowered by the changes that she made for herself,

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