Learning To Be Comfortable In Your Own Skin - Episode 38

Magnetic Mismatch

Have you ever hated the way your body looks or felt insecure about some part of yourself? Ya it’s pretty safe to say that we’ve all had moments of insecurity at one time or another. In this episode, we chat about our own insecurities growing up and learning to accept, love and appreciate the things that make us unique. We know it’s not easy and learning to be kind to yourself or getting out of your own head takes a lot of conscious effort and patience. We hope that by opening up about our own insecurities it will help you realize that it’s OK and normal to feel insecure, but don’t allow those emotions to stop you from having a beautiful and amazing life.

0:00 Intro

1:14 Welcome banter

7:12 Start of topic

9:16 Why are we insecure

13:01 Impostor syndrome

18:21 Proving people wrong

20:21 Not feeling good enough

22:28 Crippling social anxiety

22:41 You’re not special

30:04 Asian eyes

32:59 Linda wanted breast implants

33:52 Body shaming

36:21 Peer pressure

38:19 Social media and unrealistic expectations

38:18 Hate the sound of my voice

41:48 Taking back your power

43:11 Self doubt

45: 36 Takeaways & lessons learned