Why “Just Love Yourself” Is Keeping You Stuck

<p>Somewhere along the way we confused loving ourselves with never expecting anything of ourselves. In this episode, Flo unpacks the one lie that&#39;s quietly keeping so many Catholic women stuck, the belief that wanting to change means you don&#39;t love yourself, and the one cardinal virtue that can actually get you moving.</p><p>If you&#39;ve been circling the same goal for years, afraid that structure and discipline will cost you your freedom or your food peace, this one&#39;s for you. Flo makes the case that you can hold two things at once: I am made good and lovable, AND there are things in my health, habits, and life I want to change.</p><p><strong>In This Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Why &quot;radical self-acceptance&quot; can quietly become self-abandonment</p></li><li><p>How to tell whether you actually accept where you are, or you&#39;re just lying to yourself about it</p></li><li><p>Why the structure you&#39;re avoiding is far less frustrating than six more months of halfway results</p></li><li><p>Aquinas&#39; three steps to prudence (counsel, judgment, command) and how to use them on your health goals this month</p></li><li><p>The trellis and the garden: how to build structure that makes you blossom instead of shrink</p></li><li><p>The script to use on yourself when you fall short, and why shame shuts your brain down completely</p></li></ul><p>Join the September 30-Day Glow Up Challenge — healthy, happy, holy, and even hotter. We start September 1st. Link below.</p><p><br></p><p>⁠<a href="https://tcn.circle.so/glow-up-challenge-e4257b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">JOIN THE GLOW UP CHALLENGE⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH FLORENCIA:</p><p><a href="https://forms.clickup.com/90131217401/f/2ky3uezt-633/DI1XK3Y1M9VWU0KB9D" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apply to The Made Good Method and Work With Our Team⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecatholicnutritionist?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://thecatholicnutritionist.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>👉Loved this episode? Share it with a friend, subscribe, and<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-good/id1701300490" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Your support helps us spread the message of God’s healing and goodness.</p>