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Why Love Wins 6/7: Love's In Need of Love Today--And That Starts With You. #SelfCareSaturday
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🎯 Why Love Wins 6/7: Be Love to Heal, Not Just to Feel
#SelfCareSaturday
The most radical, restorative force in your life isn’t something you have to chase.
It’s already within you.
Love—especially self-love—activates a neurochemical symphony that literally rewires your brain and body for healing.
When you choose to walk in love, your brain responds with a powerful cocktail:
✔ Dopamine, the feel-good reward chemical
✔ Oxytocin, the bonding hormone that lowers blood pressure and reduces inflammation
✔ Endorphins, natural pain relievers that restore energy and elevate mood
At the same time, cortisol, your stress hormone, decreases—leaving your system in a state of calm strength.
Love, it turns out, isn’t just emotional—it’s biological. It’s a healing code written into your design.
🎶 Inspired by Stevie Wonder’s timeless anthem, “Love’s in Need of Love Today,” this episode explores how nature models unconditional love:
☀️ The sun rises without needing praise.
🌳 Trees give oxygen without asking for loyalty.
🌊 The ocean returns in faithful waves.
🌙 And the moon? It reminds us we can be incomplete and still shine.
As Shakespeare put it, “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.”
True love—real self-love—stays. It holds you through change, failure, growth, and rebirth.
It doesn’t flinch when you break. It stays long enough to help you rebuild.
So how do you practice that kind of love?
🪞 Look in the mirror and say your name followed by, “I love you.”
🧘🏽♀️ Take a few deep, restorative breaths.
🧠 Speak affirmations that reset your nervous system and remind your body you are safe.
Because when you stop rejecting yourself, you become emotionally unshakable.
You don’t just survive this life.
You rise in it.
Join us this Self-Care Saturday and be the love your mind, heart, and body have been waiting for.
STAY AMAZING!
T
Chapters
1. Welcome to Self-Care Saturday (00:00:00)
2. The Neurochemistry of Love (00:01:17)
3. Love's in Need of Love Today (00:04:34)
4. Nature's Lessons on Unconditional Love (00:08:30)
5. Deep Breathing and Love Affirmations (00:12:58)
6. Practice Loving Yourself Daily (00:18:16)
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