
Getting R.A.W. with Denise
Welcome to Getting R.A.W. with Denise, the podcast that's all about saying goodbye to claiming self-doubt and self-shaming, and saying hello to owning your self-worth and self-satisfaction in order to live a life you're in love with! Basically, we are Redesigning and Aligning from Within, A.K.A. Getting R.A.W.!
On this life shifting journey, we'll dive deep into the realms of self-love, self-worth, and other "selfies", as well as the power of setting healthy boundaries.
But hold on, this isn't your typical run-of-the-mill empowerment and self-help podcast. We take it up a notch and then some! Together, we'll embark on a transformative experience, breaking down barriers, and shattering limiting beliefs that have held you back from living your most authentic life.
In each episode, we'll tackle the tough stuff, those subjects that you might have hesitated to confront. Why? Because we believe that genuine happiness and crushing those major life goals are well within your grasp, and you deserve every ounce of success and fulfillment.
Are you ready to get R.A.W. with yourself? It's time to prioritize your needs and desires without an ounce of guilt. We'll provide you with the tools, insights, and encouragement to create the life you've always yearned for but maybe never dared to pursue.
Your host, Denise Marsh, brings a high-energy and no-nonsense approach to the mic, appealing directly to that part of you that's bursting to break free from the constraints of self-doubt. We're here to challenge and uplift, to support and guide, and to celebrate every step you take towards embracing your unique journey.
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Getting R.A.W. with Denise
4 Part Series - Part 4: Am I Celebrating Me? Embracing Wins and Finding Joy Without Guilt!
It's the grand finale of our four-part podcast series, and today, we're asking the big question: "Do I Celebrate Myself?"
In parts 1 to 3, we explored trusting, respecting, and liking ourselves—all integral steps in crafting a life that feels truly fulfilling. Now, it's time for some selfie talk! The more we trust, respect, like, and celebrate ourselves, the more we can savor the gift of life and enhance our connections with those around us. It's a win-win!
Join me in this episode as we dive into understanding self-celebration, the significance of embracing our wins, and finding joy without the burden of guilt. We'll explore overcoming feelings of guilt and shame, reveling in everyday victories, and establishing a culture of self-celebration.
Ready to make your life the best it can be? Let's cap off this series with a bang!
Listen to the episode now, and stay tuned for some insightful answers to questions sent in by listeners on self-celebration.
Cheers to celebrating YOU! - Denise Marsh
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Well, hey, there all you beautiful people, and welcome to the most exhilarating ride of self-discovery. Be ready for a life-shifting journey as we dive deep into the topics of self-love, self-worth, some other selfies, as well as unlocking the transformative power of setting healthy boundaries so you can embrace your true potential and take charge of your life. This is not your typical self-help podcast. Oh no, we are taking it up a notch and then some. No sugarcoating, no fluff, just real talk and real results. We're diving head first into those topics that some may shy away from, but not here. Together, we'll uncover the wisdom in embracing the tough stuff. I'm bringing my high energy and no-nonsense approach to the mic and we're ready to break through those barriers holding you back. Get ready to amplify your inner power and learn simple yet super effective tools to unleash the greatness that resides within you. So buckle up, my friends. We're about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. Embrace your uniqueness, cherish your self-worth and let's create a life that sets your soul on fire. Hit that subscribe button so you never miss an episode packed with insights, laughter and maybe even a little dancing. Together, we'll crush those self-doubts, level up our self-love game and celebrate every step of this incredible journey. Are you ready to ignite the power from within? Well then, let's do this. I'm Denise Marsh, your enthusiastic guide on this roller coaster of growth, and I cannot wait to see you thrive. Get ready for an adventure that'll leave you feeling empowered, inspired and equipped to take on the world.
Denise Marsh:This is Getting Raw with Denise, where we redefine authenticity and have a blast doing it. Denise, keep in the rock, rock rock. Denise, keep in the rock, rock rock. Denise, keep in the rock, rock rock. Denise, keep in the rock, rock rock. Hello and welcome to another episode of Getting Raw with Denise, and this is part 4 of our 4 Parts series, and I'm excited to wrap this up all tightly with a nice bow.
Denise Marsh:So, part 1, we got into trusting ourselves, asking that question do I trust myself? Part 2, we asked the question do I respect myself? Last week, we asked the question do I like myself? And today we are asking the question do I celebrate myself? And all of these go hand in hand with truly living a life that feels oh so good. Listen, we have this one known life that we get to live right now. Why the heck wouldn't you want to make it the best that you possibly can, and that's where all of this selfie talk comes into play. The more that we trust ourselves, respect ourselves, like ourselves and celebrate ourselves, the more that we are able to enjoy this gift of life and the more that we are able to enjoy the people in our lives. It is a win-win situation. When we take care of ourselves, love on ourselves, we are able to take care and love on other people even better. So this is something that is so, so important to the well-being of you living a fulfilled life.
Denise Marsh:Now, there's so many parts of how we can make our lives better and how we can see ourselves in better ways, and this four-part series is just a part of it. There's nothing that I will say is a one-size-fits-all and that this is the solution to everyone's challenges, but I will say that this definitely is a step forward. These are tools and tips that I'm able to share with you to help you on your selfie journey and when we say selfie journey, you know I love a play on words, and I'm bringing it back to my book Do it For your Selfie, where we break down self-worth, self-validation, self-image, self-confidence, self-satisfaction and self-love, and what these words truly mean, where they stem from the lack thereof and the abundance thereof, and how they affect different parts of our lives and how we are able to grow with them. And so this four-part series is an extension of what you will read from my book, but you know what I'm ready to get into this conversation of celebrating, do I celebrate myself and do I embrace my wins and find joy in it without the guilt? So this episode we're going to dig into understanding self-celebration, the importance of celebrating ourselves, overcoming guilt and shame, finding joy in everyday wins and creating a culture of self-celebration, and I'm also going to answer some questions that were sent in to me on this very topic. So we've got some good stuff today, all right.
Denise Marsh:So let's start with understanding self-celebration. What this means, to sum it up, is acknowledging our accomplishments, our milestones and our personal growth. If it's a challenge for you to wrap your mind around what to celebrate, celebrate anything you want, but also think about the things that you celebrate with other people. When your friends or family members or people that you work with or associate with, when they have something big happen in their lives, what do you do? You celebrate them. You congratulate them. When people accomplish milestones and get over certain hurdles, what do you, do you help them celebrate when people have personal growth moments and those growth spurts with our inner self, you celebrate those friends. So these are the things that you can celebrate for yourself as well, and why this is important is because it helps to create more self-esteem within ourselves. It boosts our confidence. So why self-celebration is important is because it helps to increase self-esteem. That's one big part. It also boosts our confidence and it enhances our overall well-being.
Denise Marsh:Listen, we have to take care of ourselves, and if there are ways that we can do that by adding celebration to our lives, come on. It has to be. One of the easiest ways to uplift ourselves is by celebrating ourselves, but this is not easy for everyone, which is why we're talking about it Now. There is a difference between self-celebration and self-indulgence. Now, self-celebration is about recognizing and honoring our worth and our achievements. Now, self-indulgence this involves more excessive and self-involved behavior. So there is a difference there.
Denise Marsh:Now let's talk about the importance of celebrating ourselves, like why this is really important. So the benefits of this one mental, emotional, so some of the great benefits of celebrating ourselves includes mental, emotional and physical health. It reduces stress. Now, I know, I know without a shadow of a doubt that there is someone listening right now who is stressed. All right, stress happens right. It comes in many ways, forms, shapes, all the things and one of the ways that we can help to add more value to our lives is finding ways to reduce stress. If you know that stress is a commonality, it's great to find easy ways to reduce the stress, and self-celebration can be one of those easy ways. It also increases our happiness and improves our self-image, and when I say self-image, I'm not talking about what you look like in the mirror, I'm talking about how you actually see your truest self. So self-celebration helps to increase all of that and reduce the stress.
Denise Marsh:Now there have also been studies that supports the positive effects of self-celebration on overall life satisfaction. You know I had to bring you some facts here. So there are studies conducted by researchers like Dr Kristin Neff that have shown that self-compassion, which involves treating yourself with kindness and understanding, is associated with lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress and higher levels of life satisfaction and well-being. So with this study, they concluded that self-celebration can be seen as an aspect of self-compassion, as it involves acknowledging one's achievements and strengths. There was another study done by Positive Psychology, and their research explored the importance of cultivating positive emotions, such as joy, gratitude and pride for overall life satisfaction. So when we celebrate our accomplishments and milestones, this can help to generate positive emotions and increase feelings of happiness and fulfillment. That sounds pretty darn good.
Denise Marsh:Now one more study I want to share with you. This was a study done on mindfulness-based interventions, and they found that practicing self-celebration also promotes self-awareness and acceptance. So doing things such as mindfulness, meditation this can lead to improvement in mood, stress reduction and overall well-being. So, as we see here, there is proof to back all of this up, and I'm sure that you have noticed too that when you do things for yourself, to truly celebrate yourself, it really does have a positive and uplifting impact on your overall well-being. So, to sum it up, what this research is really showing us is that the effects of self-celebration on life satisfaction is that it helps to promote greater happiness, resilience and the overall well-being.
Denise Marsh:We're talking about all this goodness here and I'm hyped up Like I'm over here smiling and I'm feeling good because I love to celebrate myself right. But I know that there are people who struggle with this. I have spoken to people who have struggled with this. Some of my clients have struggled with this, and this is something that we need to talk about Overcoming guilt and shame when it comes to celebrating ourselves. There are people who really do feel guilty or shame when it comes to saying, hey, I want to celebrate me, I want to talk about my accomplishments. You know, someone told me that they were talking with the family member one day and you know, just checking in like, hey, how are you doing? And this person said, oh my gosh, I'm doing amazing, I look amazing, I feel amazing, life is just amazing. And that person, the other person's response was oh, don't be cocky. Really, why is that being cocky? Why is that being arrogant to say that I feel good, life is good for me?
Denise Marsh:So many of us have been told that it's bad to celebrate yourself, it's bad to say nice things about yourself, but how does that make sense? That it's okay to celebrate other people? Talk about how other people are amazing and wonderful, but it's wrong if we do it for ourselves. How does that make sense? How, how?
Denise Marsh:But these are the things that people are shown, and we do live in an environment and first most people. They are in an environment where self-promotion is frowned upon. Self-celebration is frowned upon. But just because some cultures or some people may not feel that self-celebration is a positive thing, we can dig deeper into that. But truly seriously, how can it be anything but amazing? How can uplifting ourselves be anything but beautiful and loving? And so, yes, it's great, it's cool that I'm talking about these things, but if you are listening to this and you are saying, denise, I hear you and I want to celebrate myself, but I really do feel that when I say something nice about myself or I want to toot my own horn, it's coming off as being arrogant. I sometimes feel like I would rather shrink and just kind of hide in the background instead of really showcasing what I've done and who I am. And what's sad about that is that so many people are not living their fullest, truest selves, their most vibrant selves, because they are afraid of what other people might think. They are afraid that people might shame them for being their big, bold, beautiful self.
Denise Marsh:I want you to take a moment and think about someone in your life, whether it's someone you know personally or someone famous, someone you admire and think about how, when something great happens in their life, you are all about it. You are cheering for them. You are screaming at the top of your lungs. You are just letting them know, whether they know it or not, but you are expressing how incredibly happy you are for them. That's okay, right, but are you doing that for yourself? You know Super Bowl, you know.
Denise Marsh:I know many people watch the Super Bowl and my husband is a hardcore 49ers fan. I mean, he had all the 49ers gear on. He had 49ers All kind of shirts and jerseys and hats all over the house. Okay, we were in 49ers land and and he was cheering, he was screaming, he was rooting. My husband gets really excited about his teams and Even though they did not win, he was still saying how he was really proud of them for making it that far. He was celebrating in his team's accomplishments.
Denise Marsh:Many, many, many, many people were celebrating One or both of the teams. They were cheering for the teams. They were rooting for the teams. They were watching the TV egging on the their players. They're in the stands cheering for the players. They were celebrating, celebrating that these two teams made it this far, Celebrating that their hard work was paying off. They were celebrating such huge, huge, huge milestones for these people, for the coaches, the players, the trainers, everyone.
Denise Marsh:Why is that okay? But it's not okay to cheer our own selves on. Think about it. So I want to give you some simple and effective Practices that you can put into place that can help you with overcoming the guilt and shame around celebrating yourself. And these practices will also help you with overcoming the negative emotions that may come up when it comes to celebrating yourself. So I'm going to give you 10 Practices. Okay, so at least one of these has to work for you.
Denise Marsh:First one Gratitude practice. You had to know I was going to talk about gratitude, because I love talking about gratitude, cultivating a daily gratitude practice by reflecting on and appreciating the positive aspects of your life. So this can be in a gratitude journal, it can be a note section on your phone, whatever feels right for you, or you can just have moments of reflection when you're thinking about what you're grateful for, so that gratitude practice of appreciating the parts of your own life. The next one number two Forward movement affirmations. Now, some people may also call this positive affirmations. So what this really is is having healthy conversations with yourself and by repeating these Healthy conversations and healthy statements to yourself, it is going to counteract with negative self-talk and it's going to help to build up a more positive self image.
Denise Marsh:The third practice is visualization. So, using visualization techniques to imagine and celebrate your future successes, and you can also do that with Visualizing what it is you want to happen right now in your life, or what is happening right now in your life. Visualize what it is that you want to accomplish and you celebrating that accomplishment. So picture yourself achieving your goals and experiencing the actual Emotions associated with those achievements. The fourth one is mindfulness meditation. Now, this step alone helps to increase self-awareness and helps you to observe Thoughts without judgment. That's key being able to observe your thoughts without judging them and this can help to create Distance from negative emotions, which will help to allow you to respond more compassionately to yourself. We talk about self-compassion a lot on this podcast because I truly believe it is a core foundation to having a positive self-friendship. Number five have some good support in your life with your personal friends, family, people, that who really will uplift and encourage you To celebrate with them about yourself. Let them know, like hey, guess what I just did and I'm really excited about this and I chose you to share this moment with. Share your successes with them, share your achievements with them. It doesn't have to be something that's huge, it can be the small things to every celebration counts.
Denise Marsh:The sixth one personal growth reflection. So reflecting on personal growth and the lessons learned from past challenges. So, instead of beating yourself up about your could have, would have and should have, take it as a lesson learned and reflect on how it's helped you to grow, recognizing how overcoming obstacles definitely helps to add resilience to your personal development. Number seven self-care rituals. Yeah, so incorporating self-care rituals into your routine. So this would be taking time for hobbies, relaxation, pampering yourself, reflection time. This is really about prioritizing you. So prioritizing self-care to reinforce the idea that celebrating yourself is a good thing.
Denise Marsh:Number eight forgiveness practice. I Really cannot talk enough about forgiveness, because it's so important For giving yourself practice. Self forgiveness for past mistakes or even things that you fill are your shortcomings. Forgive yourself, give yourself some grace, understand that you are just like everyone else, which means you are human. You're going to have these growth moments. That usually comes from a lesson learned that may not have been Something you're super proud of, and that's okay.
Denise Marsh:Number nine Setting some goals. All right, set some realistic and achievable goals. Do them with short-term and long-term settings. This will help you to create that momentum of celebrating milestones along the way, so recognizing the progress you're making. We can have these big goals, but a lot of times people set a goal and they choose to celebrate it once they hit the goal, or at least Acknowledge it once they hit that goal. But what about recognizing the progress, the journey along the way that's how it really really solidifies itself with you is when you're noticing like, hey, I'm taking steps towards this goal. It doesn't have to be about just Celebrating the end result, but what I'm doing along the way. And number 10 if you need, get some professional support. So this can be the guidance of a therapist, a counselor, a coach, a support group, but being surrounded by a professional who can help you with this, with really really cultivating that self-friendship and that mindset of being more than okay With celebrating yourself. So taking some of these strategies with self-compassion and the cognitive reframing can really contribute to a more Celebratory mindset, which this is what it's about, people.
Denise Marsh:Alright, now I want to talk about finding joy in everyday wins. So here, this is where I'm going to really encourage you to celebrate both of your big and small achievements and victories, so this can be as big as starting that dream business that you have been wanting to for so many years, to simply getting out of bed in the morning. It can be also something as big as leaving a toxic relationship, or leaving a relationship that wasn't toxic but it was just no longer for you. That's a big one. And it can be something as small, as you actually ate lunch. You didn't skip it this time, so now you're feeling more energized. So, again, celebrating those small victories, that is going to help to increase your confidence and also create that celebratory mindset, releasing the guilt but embracing the joy of it.
Denise Marsh:And there are also some things that you can do daily to help with that self celebration. You can keep a gratitude journal or just have moments of gratitude expression, so that could be when you wake up, just say a few things that you are grateful for. When you go to bed, you can have a gratitude journal or say a few things that you're grateful for out loud. These are things that you can do that are simple, whether it's in the morning or at night or both. Also, treating yourself to small rewards All right, it doesn't always have to be wait until the big thing happens. But what about the small steps, giving yourself small rewards along the way, and practicing mindfulness? This is big. This is key Practicing mindfulness.
Denise Marsh:So, really, what is it that you are choosing to believe about yourself? What are you choosing to believe about self celebration? Have some time to think about what you want to believe about it, not what your version of society is telling you or your upbringing has taught you, or the people around you what they're saying. That doesn't matter. If you are choosing to believe something else, that's your choice, and all of these things can help to really help you with increasing your confidence and your resilience. So, when you are faced with challenges or setbacks in life which will happen to everyone you are better equipped with handling those situations and not beating yourself up or being so down on yourself about it. All right, so now we're getting into cultivating a culture of self celebration, all right. So what does this mean? We are creating self celebration, self celebration, so creating this culture. All right, we get to create our own culture of self celebration.
Denise Marsh:This could be creating your own supportive environment. So this could be with friends, family, community, being surrounded by people who also believe in self celebration. The more that you surround yourself with people who are on a path that you are on, or who are wanting some of the things that you want, who are wanting that personal growth, just like you want. Those are good people to be around. It's also great to be around people who have done the things that you are wanting to do, so people who are comfortable with celebrating themselves, people who trust and respect themselves, people who like and love themselves. If you feel like, hey, I'm not there yet, but I want to get there, surround yourself with those type of people. If you're surrounding yourself with people who don't respect themselves, don't trust themselves, don't like themselves and don't celebrate themselves, that is going to have an impact on you. So be careful who you choose to surround yourself with.
Denise Marsh:Now also, I understand we are in an age, an era, where social media is a big thing for a lot of people and social media has really shaped the perceptions of self celebration in positive and negative ways, and you will see it too. People can be pretty brutal with things that people may post or state. But again, who are you surrounding yourself with, even on social media, and also when we have that built up confidence and resilience when people make comments that are not very kind or very loving. It doesn't get us down. It doesn't make us second guess ourselves or make us feel like, oh, maybe I shouldn't have done that or oh, maybe I shouldn't do this. That is where building up that confidence and resilience comes from. We can't control other people and what other people are going to do, but we do have a good grasp on control of how we show up, how we choose to think of ourselves and what we are choosing to believe about ourselves and our lives. So, again, why we are stressing this is because having increased trust for yourself, respect for yourself, liking yourself and celebrating yourself is going to increase the joy and fulfillment you have in your life. This is your life. This is your life and you get to celebrate it.
Denise Marsh:Guess what I love celebrating myself, absolutely flipping loopy. I do, and I encourage anyone around me to celebrate themselves as well. My daughter she celebrates herself. My husband celebrates himself too. We celebrate in this household. I surround myself with friends who respect trust and like themselves. Who are you surrounding yourself with? Who are you choosing to become All right? So we have a few questions that I want to get into. A few of the questions that came in was actually answered through this episode. So I'm going to go over the questions and quickly go over the answers again. So one of the questions what are simple, practical ways I can celebrate myself? And so we talked about that list of how you're able to celebrate yourself and do it without guilt. So those mindfulness practices, the gratitude, celebrating small accomplishments, small wins.
Denise Marsh:So again, if it feels too big to celebrate a big thing, then start with something smaller. You know, if you've been having a rough period and you're thinking, you know, man, these past few days or weeks or months have been really hard, it's really challenging for me to think about celebrating myself. Okay, then start small. You got out of bed, like that, and you may celebrate by now having a good cup of coffee or tea in a beautiful mug that you haven't been using in a while. Or you decide to get yourself a new yummy creamer for your coffee or your tea, just to celebrate. Celebrate that you were able to get out of the bed and maybe take a shower and that was enough for you that day because it's been kind of rough. Okay, maybe you've been working on a project, to write a book or start a business or accomplish something at your job and you've been working your butt off and along the way, you've made doubt at yourself if it's actually going to come to pass, if it's actually going to work out.
Denise Marsh:I'm going to encourage you to celebrate every step along the way. This doesn't mean you have to take yourself out to dinner every time you do something with this project, but it can be something as simple as great job, self man. I did that, yes, and I did a great job. It can just be words of encouragement. Again, it doesn't have to be something that you buy yourself. It doesn't have to be that you're now taking a three month trip somewhere I mean, those things are nice too but it can be as simple as words of encouragement to yourself. It can be something as beautiful as a soothing shower or bath where you are really appreciating yourself, appreciating your body, appreciating your strengths, appreciating your mind, appreciating your spirit, appreciating your beautiful smile. Find those things about you that you like and celebrate them. Find the parts of you that you are working on and acknowledge that too.
Denise Marsh:The other question that came in do I need to include others when celebrating myself? Absolutely not. You do not. You can if you want to, but it's not necessary. When you celebrate yourself, it can be just about you, and you also have the opportunity to share that experience with someone else. I do both. There are many times when I self celebrate and no one knows about it, and then there are times when I want to celebrate myself and I want to share about it. Most of the time I'm sharing because I'm so darn excited. Sometimes I'm sharing because I want to encourage others. There's different reasons why I share, so be mindful of if you are going to share, why are you sharing it with someone If it's to get validation from them? That is not self celebration. That is you seeking validation. Self celebration is about you celebrating yourself without the need of anyone else having to celebrate you. This is about you. This is about you and you can include people if you want, if that feels right for you.
Denise Marsh:The other question that came in why do I feel like I'm being selfish when celebrating myself and we touched on this as well earlier in the episode For so many people, we've been encouraged to celebrate other people and cheer other people on root for other people, but the flip side of that is that so many people have been told that they're being arrogant or that's bad to talk about yourself and celebrate yourself, but what that's doing is causing people to shrink. It's causing people to not live out loud, it's causing people to doubt themselves and second guess themselves, and it is time out for that. It is not selfish to celebrate yourself. It is self-full to celebrate yourself. So thank you for that question.
Denise Marsh:Now I have another question come in from one of our listeners, sylvia. Now, sylvia's question was about taking the time to just travel alone, take herself out and truly embrace, just being with herself, and how to do that without feeling guilty. So without feeling guilty about leaving work for an extended period of time or leaving behind family or friends, but just doing something just for you. So her question is how can you take those solo trips and take yourself out on dates without feeling guilty? And here's my response to that, sylvia there's nothing wrong with loving on you. There's nothing wrong with treating yourself in a way that you want to be treated. It's beautiful and fun to go out to dinner and different activities with other people. It's wonderful to travel with people that we like and love. Those are amazing times and memories that we create and think about how incredibly beautiful it is to spend some alone time with yourself To go on that trip just because you want to, to go out to the movies or to a play, or to dinner, to a place that you want to go to on your own time. Do it however you want to, in a way that feels right for you.
Denise Marsh:And if you are met with guilt, challenge those thoughts. Ask yourself what do I feel guilty about? Do I want to feel guilty about this? And another powerful question you can ask yourself is what would I rather feel other than guilt? When we have these feelings come up, these thoughts come up that don't feel good for us or that we don't feel is pretty healthy, we get to challenge it and ask you know what, instead of feeling shame, what would I like to feel instead? Instead of feeling fear, what else would I like to feel Instead of this guilt? How would I like to feel about this? So if you say to yourself you know what, instead of feeling guilty about taking myself out, I would rather feel excited. So what excites me about this? What excites me about going on a trip by myself? Well, I get to choose where I want to go. I can do whatever I want on my own time. I get to explore new surroundings. I get to find out new things about myself and discover new hobbies and activities that I may like. That's what I'm excited about. So you challenge the thought. If you don't want to feel the guilt, you don't want to feel the shame, ask yourself what would I like to feel instead, and then find ways to feel that way. So I truly appreciate these questions and I truly appreciate each person who took the time to listen to this episode and in the past episodes from this four-part series. I'm going to encourage you, just like I did in those episodes, to listen to each one again. Now that all four parts are released, you can go back and listen to each one. These are the parts that resonate with you the most.
Denise Marsh:You don't have to try to change everything all at once. Take small steps. Take the parts from these episodes that really will make an impact for you right now in your life. You can start with just one step and then, once you feel good about that, add another step. Add another strategy, another practice, another tip. Take it slow. This is a journey. You get to celebrate each step along the way. Don't rush it. Embrace every moment.
Denise Marsh:I want to leave you with encouraging you to embrace self-celebration as a form of true self-care and self-love, and share your own achievements and victories with other people, and do it with pride, not with guilt. And remember that celebrating yourself is not selfish, it's not indulgent. It is an essential part of honoring your worth, your achievements and your life. Go out and keep doing it for yourself. Oh, thank you for being part of this exhilarating journey through Getting Raw with Denise. Your commitment to self-discovery and growth is truly inspiring.
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