Learning to Love Yourself – Why It’s Hard and How to Practice It

Learning to love yourself sounds simple, yet for many people it feels surprisingly difficult.

We’re often taught how to meet expectations, care for others, and push through discomfort, but not how to respond to our own struggles with kindness. Self-love isn’t about ego or perfection; it’s about how we speak to ourselves in moments of failure, uncertainty, or emotional pain. It’s shaped by early relationships, cultural messages, and habits we may not even realize we carry.

In this article, I explore why self-love can feel so challenging, what tends to get in the way, and how we can begin practicing it in grounded, realistic ways. Rather than offering quick fixes, it invites curiosity, self-compassion, and small shifts that can gradually transform your inner relationship.

 Read the full article to explore how self-love can become an ongoing, supportive relationship with yourself - not a destination to reach, but a practice to return to.