Why Self- Love is SO Important for Long-Term Relationship Success

Loving yourself is looked down upon as selfish in many cultures. We'll dispel this myth and dive deep into why self-love is so important for your relationship success. We'll discuss how not loving yourself enough causes perfectionism, being overly critical, self-sacrificing and resentment. We'll discuss how this can create a martyr complex and cause resentments, lack of energy, and co-dependency. Then we'll provide some examples or ways you can love yourself and how this can help you as a parent and as a partner. You can also love yourself by forgiving yourself and being honest with yourself. This will help you show up to your relationship with your full vibrancy. 

Om Podcasten

Co-Hosts Erica and Hamada El Hilali have been happily married for over a decade despite being born half way around the world from each other. She grew up Danish and Irish Catholic in Minnesota in America and he grew up Muslim in Morocco. They both have navigated the challenges and rewards of a cross-cultural marriage and are now raising their family in Southern California.Gain insights in how to overcome the struggles of being a cross cultural couple and gain insights into increasing your cross cultural compentencies.