Understanding and communicating your love language is essential for building meaningful relationships and ensuring that your emotional needs are met. In a recent podcast episode, Michelle Renee shares her personal journey of discovering the significance of love languages, particularly her own preference for words of affirmation. This exploration highlights several key points about the importance of love languages in fostering healthy connections with others.

In this episode of the Soul Wide Open podcast, Michelle shares a heartfelt reflection on the importance of love languages, particularly focusing on her number one love language: words of affirmation. Recorded outdoors by the pool on a beautiful Texas day, Michelle discusses a recent text conversation that sparked her thoughts. She recounts how a friend expressed a need for all love languages, prompting Michelle to reveal her own struggles with self-acceptance and the impact of negative messaging during her childhood. Growing up with critical feedback, she emphasizes how receiving compliments and recognition has been a journey for her, only truly embraced in her 40s.

Join Michelle as she dives into the profound impact of love languages on our relationships and self-worth.

Talking Points:

00:22 - The Five Love Languages 00:52 - Text Conversation on Love Languages 02:06 - Childhood Experiences and Family Dynamics 03:33 - Navigating Self-Worth and Fragmentation 06:01 - Impact of Books: The Five Love Languages and The Four Agreements 07:25 - Physical Touch and Childhood 09:20 - Work Ethic and Recognition 11:02 - Handling Compliments and Emotional Reactions 13:13 - Embracing Femininity and Traditional Roles 17:02 - Emotional Armor and Femininity 20:07 - Communicating Love Languages 24:01 - Showing Up with Confidence 26:50 - Living Unapologetically 27:12 - Conclusion and Teaser for Next Episode

Quotes:

"I grew up being called a piece of shit and told that I would never be anything."

"I'm really proud of taking the fragmented pieces of not only my self-worth, but my past and my childhood and my life and turning it into something really meaningful and something that I'm really proud of."

"It just reminded me of how important it is to be kind with our words."

"I didn't even know how to receive a compliment until I was in my 40s."

"I love a man that enjoys spoiling a woman and treating her like a lady and making her feel special."

"This is what I need in my life to absolutely shine and glow, and I'm going to give that to myself first."

"Start treating yourself that way first, and then make sure."

"Swing that cage door open and get out there and go live your absolute best life."

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