How do I love myself?

What is love? So many versions floating around and a question that comes up often in therapy. How do I learn to love myself? I dont like many parts of me and I want to disconnect from parts of my past? Well, its not possible to love yourself for only the parts you like. The whole point of life is to accept all the parts you like, dislike and cant stand. We cannot cut away parts of our past either. Simply, loving yourself comes down to ‘ACCEPTANCE and SELF -RESPECT’ This means accepting ALL parts of yourself! This is when the journey begins and carries on for the rest of one’s life as its ever-changing. Having acceptance of oneself starts to clear doubts, guilt, shame, anger etc Ensuring self-respect means that you will treat yourself with kindness and patience and also not allow anyone to mistreat you. To heal, one must invest in one’s own life process by deciding that there is more to life than this. The process is transformational and liberating! No Better time than NOW to do the inner work! Disrupt your life and find your peace and joy!