Sonya Renee Taylor on Radical Self Love

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Education, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Buddhism

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Sonya Renee Taylor is a former national and international poetry slam champion, author, educator, and activist. She is also the founder of The Body Is Not An Apology, which is a digital media and education company promoting radical self-love and body empowerment as the foundational tool for social justice and global transformation. In this episode, Sonya and Eric discuss radical self-love: what it is, why we struggle to practice it, and the pathways to cultivate it so that we become the highest version of ourselves But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed. Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month. It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you! In This Interview, Sonya Renee Taylor and I Discuss Radical Self Love and … Her book, The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love Natural Intelligence says that we come here already wired to become the highest version of ourselves How she defines our “body” and how to uncover our issues which are the result of damaging societal messages How we can heal our issues with our body How to remove the obstructions that tell us we’re not enough, clearing the way to radical self-love The role of inquiry and insight on the path to radical self-love That even after profound insights, it can take a while for us to live these harmful conditionings out of our system The three “peaces” The metaphor of the acorn and the oak tree The four pillars of practice The collective nature of this journey Sonya Renee Taylor Links: Sonya’s Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Skillshare is an online learning community that helps you get better on your creative journey. They have thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people. Sign up via www.skillshare.com/feed and you’ll get a FREE one-month trial of Skillshare premium membership. Feals: Premium CBD delivered to your doorstep to help you manage stress, anxiety, pain, and sleeplessness. Feals CBD is food-grade and every batch is tested so you know you are getting a truly premium grade product. Get 50% off your first order with free shipping by becoming a member at www.feals.com/wolf If you enjoyed this conversation with Sonya Renee Taylor, you might also enjoy these other episodes: Perfecting Self Love with Scott Stabile Self Compassion with Kristin Neff See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is this thought I'm having, giving me access to peace power joy ease or pleasure in my life?
0:04.0	No, then why am I invested in thinking it?
0:14.2	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:16.3	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:20.8	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:26.4	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:30.7	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:35.4	We see what we don't have instead of what we do.
0:38.3	We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:41.7	But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter.
0:45.2	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:50.0	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:54.4	how they feed their good walls.
1:11.9	Hi, I'm Elfira Eisenberg.
1:13.5	I'm a comedian and a parent.
1:16.4	The absurdity of telling jokes late at night and then waking up early with a small child in the morning.
1:24.0	I have a new podcast called Parenting is a joke.
1:27.1	I'll talk to other funny people who are also parents.
1:30.4	Will we be laughing?
1:31.8	Will we be crying?
1:33.6	Find out by listening to Parenting is a joke.
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