why do some people struggle to accept love?? today’s guest is dr. marisa g. franco— a psychologist, author, professor, and friendship expert. she writes about how to build relationships with yourself and others for psychology today and has been a featured connection expert for major publications like the new york times, the telegraph, and vice.
in this episode, we talk about how our self-worth impacts our ability to love ourselves– and receive love from others.
we talk about:
01:38 how self-worth and relationships are tied together
05:16 how you can be loved but not feel loved
06:16 how memories become the database of your self-worth
08:50 external vs. internal validation
10:10 how to rewrite the memories that shaped you
14:20 supporting someone who can't accept your love
15:38 low self-worth and feeling misunderstood
18:46 how i found 1% of hope in recovery
20:50 what we get wrong about attachment styles
26:02 the one thing to take away from this episode
mentioned:
• dr. franco’s previous episode
• dr. franco’s instagram
• dr. franco’s website
• pre-order worth
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