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Hey, happy Friday, you lovely human.

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How are you today? Hope you're doing well.

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In today's bonus episode, I want to

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delve into something very close to my heart

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and crucial for everybody's mental

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wellbeing. The belief

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in our inherent worth.

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The idea that you are

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enough as you are. Many

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of us, at some point in our lives, find

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ourselves questioning our value.

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Whether we're struggling with anxiety,

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depression or self esteem, it's

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not uncommon to feel less

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than. Unworthy.

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Simply not enough

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as you are. But here's something I want to emphasise

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today, and forgive me if I bore you, because

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I'm going to say it a lot. But, you

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are good enough. Every

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single one of you. No exceptions.

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This belief in our worth is

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the foundation for good mental

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health, yet So many of us

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have been conditioned to think otherwise.

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Maybe it's the critical inner

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voice that we've nurtured over the years,

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or maybe societal messages

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that equate our value with

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some sort of success, appearance,

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status. Whatever the source,

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consider the UN Declaration of

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Human Rights, Article 1, which

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states, All human

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beings are born free

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and equal in dignity and

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rights. And this applies to you,

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too. You are not an exception to

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this. You deserve

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respect, love and dignity

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just like anyone else. But you might

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believe that you're an exception to that.

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And that's why we need that foundation of self

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esteem. To help us withstand

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any challenges that life throws

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at us. So that whatever mistakes

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we make, we can still know

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and feel that our value isn't based

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on external achievements

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or possessions. You were born

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good enough and nothing has changed.

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So, first off, start

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paying attention to how you talk

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to yourself. Every time you find

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yourself being somewhat self

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critical, pause and

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remind yourself. I

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am worthy. I am enough.

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And I know it might feel awkward or

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forced at first, but with repetition,

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it becomes a part of your mental landscape.

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Affirmations are very helpful providing they've been

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constructed properly and they're realistic.

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So you might have to start with I can

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be, or I will be, rather

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than I am for some affirmations.

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And that's why hypnotherapy can be so helpful.

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It's not just for phobias and habits, but. It's

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also a really profound tool for reinforcing

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a sense of self worth. Now,

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if you're already meditating, as a lot

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of people do, then you're halfway

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there. Because hypnosis is a lot like meditation,

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but it's with a purpose. It

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targets specific thoughts

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and behaviours, helping you to change

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them at an automatic, subconscious

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level. But you don't need to take a quarter

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of an hour out of your day to go and lie down and listen

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to a recording. You can do

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if you like. Subscribe to my newsletter

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on my website. You'll get a link to some

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free ones of mine that'll really help.

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But affirmations can also be

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integrated into your daily life.

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So you can say them out loud if it's appropriate.

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Certainly write them down. Set them as reminders

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on your phone if you like. Make

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the correct sort of affirmations like

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I can be strong or I

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can be capable. I am

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safe. I am brave. I

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am complete. Make things like that

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part of your routine. But remember,

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this is your journey. This isn't about living

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up to somebody else's standards or impressing

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somebody else. It's about recognising

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your inherent value and

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giving yourself permission to be who you are,

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complete and enough.

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And if the idea that you are good enough

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feels wrong, or you push against it,

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consider that a sign that you've been influenced,

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maybe even brainwashed, by

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external or even internal messages.

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Challenge those messages. Affirm

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your worth, your dignity,

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your right to respect

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and love. And you don't need a bigger house or

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a new phone or anything material

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to increase your value. Know

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that you are complete as you

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are. And if society or anybody else has

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made you feel and think otherwise, then that's

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their mistake. Because You

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are good enough. Now

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I hope this episode resonates with some of you

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and serves as a nudge towards embracing

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your worth. If you'd like to hear more,

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do please consider coming on board on

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Patreon, where for six quid a month, not

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only do you get longer episodes every Monday,

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you also get longer hypnotherapy tracks, and

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a different one each week as well. Not just

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the free ones that newsletter subscribers get,

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although you can go and get those as well if you like. But

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I'll leave you to your day, have a great weekend,

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and I'll speak to you again next week. Take

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care!