The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
Linda Villines
63 episodes
1 week ago
Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between internal and external harm. In this episode, I break down why chronic self-criticism is a form of self-harm and is traumatic over time. We’re conditioned to believe that being hard on ourselves is how we stay motivated or disciplined, but the body doesn’t distinguish between harm coming from someone else and harm coming from you. We unpack why chronic self-criticism, self-shaming, and self-rejection create the same stress chemistry as exte...
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Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between internal and external harm. In this episode, I break down why chronic self-criticism is a form of self-harm and is traumatic over time. We’re conditioned to believe that being hard on ourselves is how we stay motivated or disciplined, but the body doesn’t distinguish between harm coming from someone else and harm coming from you. We unpack why chronic self-criticism, self-shaming, and self-rejection create the same stress chemistry as exte...
The Misunderstood Truth About Self-Worth: The Real Reason You Still Don’t Feel “Enough”
The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
52 minutes
6 months ago
The Misunderstood Truth About Self-Worth: The Real Reason You Still Don’t Feel “Enough”
You don't raise your self-worth. You reclaim it. In this episode, I share my revelation that completely redefined how I understand and embody self-worth. After nearly 15 years of deep healing work, I realized that self-worth has been taught backward. It isn’t about believing you’re lovable, enough, or deserving. It’s not rooted in identity. Through the lens of attachment theory, neuroscience, and spiritual truth, I explain how self-worth forms through our earliest relational exchanges before ...
The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between internal and external harm. In this episode, I break down why chronic self-criticism is a form of self-harm and is traumatic over time. We’re conditioned to believe that being hard on ourselves is how we stay motivated or disciplined, but the body doesn’t distinguish between harm coming from someone else and harm coming from you. We unpack why chronic self-criticism, self-shaming, and self-rejection create the same stress chemistry as exte...
