Do You Love Yourself?

First Published 9 February 2023

This month on Therapist’s in Conversation we talk all about love.

I had a little reminisce as this was the topic covered in summer camp back when I was a teenager, we covered off 5 different Greek words for love.  They were:

1. Eros – Erotic love, love of beauty
2. Philia – Friendly love, love between equals
3. Storge – Familial love, empathetic love
4. Philautia – Self love
5. Agape – Unconditional love, altruistic love

Needless to say, the conversation veered towards the one that I wasn’t brave enough to attempt to pronounce!! Number 4 – Self Love.

As tiny babies, we love everything about ourselves, and as we, grow, and are shaped by the world and people around us, that doesn’t typically remain the case – at least not EVERYTHING about ourselves.

Taking a step back from that, I have worked with many people who when they first started working with me, didn’t even like themselves – never mind love.  Thankfully in most cases not only did we find the like, we also found the love!

Do click on the video below to see where they conversation took us – I’d love to know what you think and if you have any takeaways!

If you feel the need for a natter, the zoffee link is open as usual!  And if you haven’t had a session for a while, maybe it’s time for a wee bit of a top up/maintenance so come book in!