The Self Love Podcast by Love, Maaden

Hey girl, hey! We're back with the bonus content you never knew you needed -- updates on our individual season 4 Healing Through Hospitality goals, our summer "break" plans, and some *major* surprises AND announcements. So get comfortable and ready to take some notes, because there's always a gem! You are now listening to Love, Maaden: The Podcast.
Love, Maaden

This week's word is what this show is all about – love.
Genuine love requires our whole selves. It calls for a synchronicity between the mind, the body, and the soul. It is more than its definition of an intense feeling, and more than its description as a verb or action. Love, while romanticized as a privilege reserved for those who earn or deserve it, is a free gift from a gracious God that we should aspire to reciprocate and learn to lavish on ourselves and others.
Our prayer for the week is this:

God, thank you for your deep love and affection. Thank you for commanding us to love ourselves like you love us. Thank you for modeling for us what genuine love looks like. Help me to love like you. Help me to know my whole self and to love with my entire being. Allow me to practice that love daily. In Jesus' name. Amen.

And our practice commitment is this:
This week, I will practice loving God with my feelings, emotions, thoughts and actions. I will commit to extending that love to myself and others.A few other notes from the show:

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Love,
Maaden

Hey y'all, hey!
Happy Thanksgiving, friends! We're back with A Weekly Word, the letter this week is H and word is Healing. Trying to fit this week's discussion into less than an hour was a huge undertaking, but we managed. Healing is ongoing, compounded and comprehensive, it's big and also very much in the little things. While we had a high level conversation here, there's so much more to unpack. If you haven't already, tune into Season 4 of the podcast as we walk thought my 12 practices for Healing Through Hospitality. They are:

1. Just start.
2. Make space.
3. Get grounded.
4. Name your fears.
5. Practice gratitude.
6. Break bread.
7. Show love.
8. Set boundaries.
9. Rest & reset.
10. Have hope.
11. Do good.
12. Offer grace.

Also, check out the book we mentioned by the wonderful, Alex Elle, - How We Heal.

Our prayer for the week is this:

God, thank you for the healing that we can find in You. Thank you, also, for the capacity to learn from our lived experiences and to do better. Thank you for the opportunity to recover from things that may have injured us in the past. Help me to commit (or recommit) my life to You. Direct me on my path, and allow me to find and align with those who will support me along my journey. In Jesus' name. Amen.

And our practice commitment is this:
This week, I will take the first step of healing through hospitality and “Just start.” I will commit to my healing journey by moving through the twelve practices in the weeks ahead.

xo, m.