Embrace Abundance with Self-Love and Boundaries

Embrace Abundance with Self-Love and Boundaries: Insights from Dr. Michelle Hanna on The Season of Self-Love Podcast

Hello, beautiful souls! Welcome back to The Season of Self-Love blog. I’m Nyomi Banks, your host and guide on this journey to self-discovery and self-love. Today, I’m beyond thrilled to dive into the highlights from upcoming podcast episode with Dr. Michelle Hanna. Official Release Date Wednesday November 13, 2024

Dr. Hanna is an author, speaker, and a true powerhouse in helping people cultivate self-love and build healthy relationships. In our conversation, we unpacked the role of self-love and boundaries in creating a life of abundance—and I can’t wait to share these transformative insights with you all.

Whether you’re exploring ways to enhance your relationships, career, health, or spirituality, Dr. Hanna’s wisdom offers practical tools to welcome abundance from within. Let’s dive into some of the key takeaways from our powerful conversation.

1. Self-Love vs. Self-Care: Knowing the Difference

One of the first things Dr. Hanna and I discussed was the difference between self-love and self-care. It’s a distinction that often gets overlooked! While self-care includes the actions we take to nurture ourselves—like going for a walk, taking time for ourselves, or even disconnecting from social media—self-love is the deep foundation that holds everything together.

Self-love is about self-respect, worth, and authenticity. Dr. Hanna explains it beautifully: “Self-love is innate; it’s about facing yourself, identifying the ‘fake self’ from the ‘authentic self,’ and aligning yourself with who you truly are.” It’s more than pampering; it’s about living in harmony with who we are at the core.

Key Takeaway:

Before you can fully love others or set healthy boundaries, it’s essential to embrace self-love. This love isn’t about perfection; it’s about kindness, honesty, and embracing all parts of yourself—flaws and all.

2. Boundaries as the Backbone of Abundance

Setting boundaries is a critical part of self-love, and Dr. Hanna reminded us just how important they are in protecting our peace and well-being. Boundaries are how we keep our emotional energy balanced, so we don’t become overwhelmed or taken advantage of by others.

Boundaries aren’t just about saying “no”; they’re about understanding who deserves access to certain parts of our lives. As Dr. Hanna says, “Just because someone connects with you intellectually doesn’t mean they need access to you emotionally or spiritually.” Knowing when and how to set limits allows us to stay balanced and focused on what truly matters.

Tips for Setting Boundaries:

• Identify Your Needs: Take time to understand what makes you feel safe, respected, and valued.

• Define Consequences: For every boundary you set, decide what will happen if it’s crossed.

• Evaluate Relationships: Recognize when a relationship no longer aligns with your growth, and be prepared to step back if needed.

3. Choosing Relationships Through the Lens of Self-Love

A big part of our self-love journey involves understanding how it influences our choices in relationships. If we’re not honest with ourselves, we can easily end up in relationships that don’t serve us. Self-love empowers us to choose relationships that genuinely support and uplift us, rather than relationships built on fear or need.

“When we make decisions from a place of fear or insecurity, we often attract situations that reinforce those feelings,” Dr. Hanna shared. By grounding ourselves in self-love, we create stronger connections and attract relationships that align with our highest selves.

4. The Power of Saying Goodbye

Another topic that resonated deeply was the importance of recognizing when a season in a relationship has ended. Holding on to relationships that no longer align with our growth only blocks the path to new opportunities. As Dr. Hanna so eloquently put it, “There’s goodness in goodbye.”

Releasing what no longer serves us is one of the most powerful acts of self-love. It creates space for new experiences and relationships that align with our authentic journey.

5. Practicing Self-Awareness and Daily Reflection

At the core of abundance lies self-awareness. Dr. Hanna encourages us to check in with ourselves daily, taking time to understand where we are in our self-love journey. Through grounding practices like meditation, journaling, or just taking a quiet moment, we can cultivate the awareness that leads to real growth.

Each episode of The Season of Self-Love begins with a guided meditation, helping us center ourselves and open up to the insights ahead. This practice of grounding ourselves is an invaluable tool for self-awareness and living each day with greater intention.

6. Join the 10-Day Book Challenge to Elevate Your Mindset

I’m thrilled to share that we recently launched a 10-Day Book Challenge featuring Bob Proctor’s Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life. This challenge is all about examining limiting beliefs, shifting our mindsets, and embracing an abundant life. With daily insights, a supportive community, and practical applications of Proctor’s teachings, this challenge is a powerful companion to our self-love journey.

The book challenge has been a transformative experience for me, and I know it will resonate with you, too. Together, we can break through limiting beliefs and unlock a life of abundance.

7. Embrace the Journey Toward an Abundant Life

Living a life of abundance starts with valuing ourselves and setting boundaries that support our growth. It’s about cultivating an honest, compassionate relationship with ourselves so we can attract the opportunities, relationships, and experiences that resonate with our true selves. As Dr. Hanna reminded us, “When you set boundaries, you put yourself on the path to your true purpose in every area of life.”

I encourage you to take inspiration from Dr. Hanna’s wisdom and make self-love and boundaries central to your journey. Join our 10-Day Book Challenge, tune in to The Season of Self-Love podcast, and remember—your path to abundance begins from within.

How to Get Involved
Ready to transform your life with self-love and abundance? Join our 10-Day Book Challenge to kickstart a new mindset. Subscribe to The Season of Self-Love podcast for daily inspiration and guidance, and share your journey with other beautiful souls as we create lives filled with purpose, joy, and abundance.

For more details on our upcoming events, head over to The Season of Self-Love Website, and follow along on social media to stay updated on all things self-love.

Information on our Guest: Dr. Michelle Hannah https://www.theselfvows.com/ follow her on all social media