Welcome back to the LoveThySelfies Podcast—your soft place to breathe, reflect, and return to the truth of who you are. In today’s episode, Melissa shares a powerful reminder:

✨ You’re allowed to change.
Your mind.
Your path.
Your beliefs.
Your definition of success.
Even your entire identity.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for outgrowing a career, a relationship, or a version of yourself that used to “make sense”—this one is for you.

📖 Inside this episode:

• The real reason we fear change—and how social conditioning keeps us small

• Why growth looks more like a spiral than a straight line

• The psychology of re-authoring your story (and why it’s the secret to resilience)

• A relatable parable about rivers, identity, and the freedom to flow

• A simple nervous system reset technique to help you return to your truth

📝 Journal Prompt:
What rule, belief, or identity have I outgrown—but I’m still clinging to out of guilt, fear, or habit?

💬 Mantra:
“I am allowed to outgrow what no longer fits—without guilt, without apology, and without looking back.”

📓 Want to go deeper?

• Read today’s blog post → Why Changing Your Mind is a Sign of Growth, Not Weakness

• Start your self-trust journey with the LTS Journal: Know

• Ready to fully realign with your truth? The Quantum Leap Course was made for exactly this season.

You don’t need permission to evolve.
You just need your truth.
Let’s stop performing—and start becoming.

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Welcome back to the LoveThySelfies Podcast—your daily space to breathe, reflect, and soften into who you're becoming. In today’s episode, Melissa explores a truth most of us never hear:

✨ Healing is not linear. It’s a spiral.

If you’ve ever revisited an old habit, wound, or fear and thought, “I thought I was past this,” this episode is your soft reminder that circling back doesn’t mean you’re failing—it means you’re integrating.

📖 Inside this episode:

• 🌀 Why personal growth doesn’t follow a straight line—and why that’s sacred

• 💔 A vulnerable story about food, body image, and the quiet trauma of “doing it right”

• 🐚 The ancient spiritual and scientific significance of the spiral—from Celtic tombs to trauma therapy

• 🧠 The neuroscience of spiral healing & identity transformation

• 🌱 Why revisiting old pain with new tools is a deeper version of progress

📝 Journal Prompt: What pattern or emotion have I revisited lately—and what new truth do I see from this version of me?
💬 Mantra: “Every return is a deeper rise.”

📖 Dive deeper: Read the blog post → “Spiral Healing & Why It’s Okay to Come Back to Old Wounds”
📓 Ready to meet your next version with grace? The LTS Journal: Know is a guided path back to your truth.
✨ Want to heal in rhythm with who you’re becoming? Explore the Quantum Leap Course—created for moments just like this.

You’re not broken.You’re becoming—sacred, cyclical, and exactly on time.

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Welcome back to the LoveThySelfies Podcast—your daily space to return to what your body already knows. In today’s episode, Melissa shares a powerful reframe: your first signal that something is wrong isn’t usually a thought—it’s your energy.

If you've been feeling drained, foggy, reactive, or disconnected from yourself, this episode will help you decode what your body’s been trying to tell you.

✨ Inside this episode:

• 🧠 Why your nervous system responds before your mind catches up

• 💔 A deeply personal story about ignoring physical pain (and how it nearly broke Melissa)

• 🔋 3 types of hidden energy leaks: nervous system overload, decision fatigue, and emotional labor

• 🌿 The science of healing and resetting—backed by Dr. Stephen Porges, Dr. Andrew Huberman & more

• 🔄 A practical, science-backed “Quick Energy Reset Formula” for the days you feel depleted

• ✨ Why energy boundaries aren’t selfish—they’re sacred

📝 Journal Prompt: What is my body trying to tell me that I’ve been overriding or avoiding?
🧘‍♀️ Mantra: “My energy is truth. My body is wisdom.”

📖 Ready to go deeper? Read today’s blog post: How Misalignment Shows Up in Your Body, Mood, and Habits.
📓 Reconnect with your inner wisdom through the LTS Journal: Know
⚡ Ready to realign and reclaim your spark? Explore the Quantum Leap Course—it’s your next step home.

You don’t have to explain your burnout.
You just have to honor it.

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Hey love, welcome back to The LoveThySelfies Podcast—your daily pause for truth, softness, and self-remembering.

Today’s episode is for the woman whose awakening doesn’t look like a perfectly curated TikTok glow-up. If you’ve ever found yourself stuck between belief and burnout, or wondering if your growth counts because it’s messy, slow, or unseen—this one’s for you.

We’ll explore:💔 The truth about awakening no one talks about🧘‍♀️ How yoga, stillness, and quiet breath brought Melissa back to herself💡 The difference between performing spirituality and practicing it🧠 Why “awakening” is more about observation than perfection🌿 A soft reflection on presence, imperfection, and healing with grace

You’ll also hear:✝️ A personal story about spiritual fatigue after leaving a strict religious group📚 The psychology of awakening, imposter syndrome, and “relearning how to believe”🔮 A powerful reframe: It’s not about being right. It’s about being real.

📝 Journal Prompt: Where have I confused perfection with presence on my healing journey?
🧠 Mantra: “I don’t need to be right. I just need to be real.”

📖 Want to go deeper? Read the companion blog post: Why Awakening Is Messy, Humbling, and Still Sacred.
🧘‍♀️ Explore more tools for nervous system healing and self-trust in the LoveThySelfies Journal: Know.

You don’t need a mountaintop to awaken.
Just a moment of truth… and the courage to return to yourself.

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Hey love, welcome back to The LoveThySelfies Podcast—your daily pause for truth, softness, and the reminder that you’re allowed to move forward before you feel perfectly ready.

In this episode, we’re busting the myth of “waiting for the right moment” and reclaiming the truth that you don’t need a meltdown to make a move.
💡 Sometimes the transformation begins with a whisper… not a breakdown.

You’ll hear:📝 A vulnerable story about the journal Melissa almost never released🧠 The psychology behind delayed initiation and limbic friction (aka: why you keep putting off the thing you know is meant for you)🔥 Why momentum doesn’t come from permission—it comes from movement🧳 A powerful parable about the backpack of fear we carry to the edge of change📓 How Melissa slowly became the version of herself who was finally ready to share her story

And if you’ve been waiting for your sign to:✨ Start✨ Share✨ Shift✨ Let go✨ Or begin again...

This episode is it.
You’re not “unready.” You’re not “too late.”
You’re already becoming.

📖 Read the blog that goes deeper: Why You Already Know What to Do (Even If You Don’t Feel Ready)
📓 Grab your copy of the LoveThySelfies Journal: Know—now available on Amazon + the website
📝 Journal Prompt: What have I been holding back, waiting for a sign to begin?
✨ Mantra: I don’t need permission. I need momentum.

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Hey love, welcome back to the LoveThySelfies Podcast- your gentle reminder that self-trust doesn’t always roar. Sometimes… it brews in your tea, sighs in your breath, and hums under the surface of your “boring” day.

In this episode, we’re breaking down the myth of the dramatic transformation and reminding you:
Awakening doesn’t have to be loud to be real.
It doesn’t need a rock bottom or a viral moment.
Sometimes, it’s magnesium confusion, crying during a scroll, or choosing stillness over hustle.

Inside this episode, you’ll discover:🌱 Why growth often looks repetitive, slow, and deeply sacred💭 A tender story that redefines what a glow-up really means🧠 The science behind small daily rituals and nervous system safety🔁 A parable about watering your life… even when nothing’s blooming (yet)📝 A journal prompt and mantra to help you find beauty in your daily rhythm

This one’s for the woman who feels like she’s “just surviving”…But is secretly becoming.Every time she chooses softness over shame.Every time she breathes before reacting.Every time she returns to herself—in the quiet.

💌 Want more?Visit the LTS Blog @www.lovethyselfies.com for the full companion post.
Or explore the LTS Journal: Know—your soft, grounding tool for daily transformation.

You’re not behind.You’re blooming in your own season.Let it be boring. Let it be brave. Let it be yours.

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In today’s episode, we’re dismantling one of the most dangerous myths of personal growth:
That reinvention requires a breakdown.

Because contrary to what the world has shown us, you don’t need to fall apart to begin again.
You don’t need a rock bottom to rise.
You don’t have to burn your life down to feel reborn.

Inside this episode, you’ll hear:🦋 A real-life story about navigating change without panic🧠 Why the best transformations happen through safety, not chaos🌱 A beautiful parable about letting go of a version of yourself that no longer fits📝 A simple journal prompt to help you softly begin again💬 A grounding mantra to anchor you into quiet bravery

This one is for the woman who feels something shifting—but worries it’s not “big enough” to count.
The one who’s outgrown her life… without hating it.
The one who’s ready for more—without the meltdown.

You’re allowed to reinvent yourself gently.
And your nervous system will thank you for it.

📝 Want to go deeper?Read the companion blog post: Soft Rebirth: Realigning Without the Meltdown📚 Or take the next step with the Quantum Leap Course—your soft and powerful path to the next you.

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You’re doing all the “right” things…
but something still feels off.

Not broken. Just misaligned.

If you’ve ever felt like a stranger in your own life—performing a version of yourself you didn’t choose—this episode is for you.

💭 We’re exploring:

• What cognitive dissonance really is—and how it drains your energy

• The subtle signs your life is out of alignment (even when it “looks fine”)

• A gentle, 5-question audit to help you come home to yourself

• A soul-soothing metaphor about a forgotten garden path that might feel just like your journey

This episode isn’t about tearing it all down.
It’s about remembering what fits.
Realignment doesn’t require chaos—it just requires honesty.

✨ Journal Prompt:
Where in my life have I been performing… instead of participating?

🧘‍♀️ Mantra:
“I release the familiar. I return to the true.”

🎧 Ready to reconnect?
Listen now and start walking the path back to yourself.

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