Table of Contents
Preface: Delivering Love to the Unlovable ix
Part I Lost Love-Found Love
Chapter 1 Childhood Lost 3
Chapter 2 Nature, Nurture, Nowhere 11
Chapter 3 My Gut-Wrenching Journey to Self-Love 23
Chapter 4 Finding My Own Purpose 39
Chapter 5 Synchronicity 51
Chapter 6 Living a Life of Self-Love 59
Part II The Self-Love Tool Kit
Introduction: Using the Tool Kit to Self-Love 65
Tool #1 365 Days of Self-Love 73
Tool #2 Discover That You Are Deserving 77
Tool #3 The Most Important Decision That You Will Ever Make 87
Tool #4 Filling Up Your Own Cup 93
Tool #5 Developing Self-Worth 103
Tool #6 Jail Bars of Belief 115
Tool #7 Grand Canyon of Affirmations 127
Tool #8 Releasing Yourself from Guilt 131
Tool #9 Expressing Yourself 139
Tool #10 Committing to Compassion 147
Tool #11 The Love Letter 155
Tool #12 Loving Your Body 161
Tool #13 The Trojan Horse 175
Tool #14 The Magic of Mirror Work 179
Tool #15 Practitioner of Play 185
Tool #16 No More Trips to the Hardware Store 191
Tool #17 Learning to Say No 205
Tool #18 Victim to Victor! 213
Tool #19 Choosing Happiness 233
Tool #20 The Deliberate Pivot 241
Tool #21 Love Is for Giving 249
Tool #22 Letting Yourself Off the Hook of Perfection 265
Tool #23 Embracing Mistakes 275
Tool #24 The Danger of Shoulds 283
Tool #25 Facing Down the Eight Faces of Self-Sabotage 289
Tool #26 Clearing Out the Clutter 323
Tool #27 Adopting Your Inner Child 333
Tool #28 Re-Own Your Shame 341
Tool #29 Setting Your Boundaries for Self-Trust 349
Tool #30 Stepping Into Your Purpose 371
A Love Letter for the Future 383
About the Author 387