How to Love Yourself When You Don't Like Who You Are

The Lulu Essey Podcast · Apr 2, 2026 · 20m

How to love yourself when you don't like who you are - and why you don't have to like yourself to start. If self-love messaging has ever felt impossible from where you are standing, this episode is for you.

This is probably one of the most honest conversations about Self-Love. Because there is a place a lot of us know but rarely talk about and is where being told to love yourself doesn't feel like a lifeline. It feels like one more thing you are failing at.

In this episode I explore what Viktor Frankl's work reveals about the space where self-love actually begins, why affirmations can deepen…