Bubble baths and face masks: that’s what we often see on social media when discussing self-love. However, is this a true reflection of what self-love and self-care entail? In this episode, psychotherapist Kelly Ziemer teaches us more about what true self-love and self-care are, and their importance.


If you want to contact Kelly Ziemer, you can send her an email at k.l.ziemer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl.


Below are the resources Kelly mentioned during the episode:

  1. ⁠Dr. Barbara Fredrickson⁠ and their work on love
  2. Researcher studying adverse effects of meditation: ⁠Dr. Willoughby Britton⁠ and the ⁠Cheetah House⁠
  3. "⁠The Unspoken Complexity of Self-Care⁠" by artist Deanna Zandt
  4. ⁠PERMA theory⁠
  5. ⁠An example⁠ of a Values worksheet
  6. ⁠Hand on heart practice⁠

Music credits: Yiğit Bozok

Episode host: Priya Ramcharan

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