relationship to cultivate. The relationship you have with yourself, sets the tone for every relationship in your life, and It's imperative that your relationship with yourself is a loving and empowering experience. Considering how most of us have been raised, self-love does take time and effort, and many of us don't know where to begin. This is why I wrote this book/guide as to how to cultivate that relationship with yourself and get to the place of happiness, abundance, and confidence that you deserve! I grew up in a very toxic environment, and it took years of learning, and unlearning to get to a positive place in my life. But now that I am here, I am creating the life I deserve by first, loving myself. One major roadblock that blocks many people from pursuing self-love is our perception of it: for many people, the concept of self-love is an overblown theory and they often ignore its importance. When we talk about self-love, it is easy to picture someone reading self-help books or hugging a tree; but self-love is much more than that. The truth is: loving yourself simply means fully accepting your mind, your heart and your body in its beautiful perfection. Another roadblock is that sometimes people see self-love as a sort of a luxury: most of us grew up in a society that encourages comparisons, judgment, and self-criticism. Self-love is not being luxury and it is not selfish; it is just putting yourself first and not being too tough on yourself. Believe it or not, some people are afraid to love themselves because a better relationship with yourself sometimes leads to a greater sense of peace and happiness. Peace and happiness definitely sound great in theory, but these two things are big life changes. All of the mindset shifts, even the positive ones, can be intimidating. Maybe you are one of these people. Everything written in this book is first-hand information. I had to learn all of those lessons in my own skin, and I know exactly how hard a self-love struggle can be, especially if you are staring a journey with no guidance. If you are on this journey right now, here are some of the most important reasons to love yourself: Self-love will increase your self-respect (and with that others will naturally give you the respect that you already feel for yourself)Self-love will open you up to pursuing passions and meaningful workSelf-love makes it so much easier to create and manifestSelf-love is going to improve your relationship with other peopleSelf-love will help you create an overall more positive outlookI already did the years of research and the hard work, now it's your turn to use that information that I provide and lift yourself up. You have been through enough in life, your an incredibly strong human being, and you deserve it! This book was created to challenge you to to uncover truths about yourself and to uncover truth about your life. Along with the various introspective and retrospective activities and worksheets, If you take the time and invest it in self-love, you are going to open yourself up to improving every single aspect of your life. I wholeheartedly welcome you to this journey and am so grateful and honored that you have chosen me to get you there.