Introduction to Self-Love You will have experiences that change the course of your life forever. These experiences can be uncomfortable. They can trigger you, or cause hurt from earlier wounds to rise, plunging you back into the past. It could be something you've failed at. Or a loss. Someone close to you has gone forever, or you're the one who's left. It could be a cluster of bad experiences that keep reoccurring until a situation finally comes crashing down. Or it could be just one event, one small, significant event, one moment of impact that changes the before and after of your life forever. I had such a moment of impact, and it transformed my life, for better or worse. Many years later, it became the catalyst for my discovery of how self-love can shape our healing journeys, give us the courage to move on, and empower us to manifest long-lasting happiness. * * * Self-love Can Heal Your Heart I was only 4 when I lost my mom forever. When I replay it in my mind, a memory as vivid as the one of what I had for dinner yesterday, I'm aware that my entire life was guided by that single event. That one moment in time where the before and after of my existence were worlds apart, even though the "before" had lasted just 4 years. Experiencing a devastating trauma at a young age marked the start of my first healing journey. A journey that set off all the others. This book comes from there. It's a result of years of me healing from this trauma and moving forward from a difficult past. Without this harrowing childhood experience, I would've never learned how empowering self-love is for us to heal. This book is a testament to why I came to that conclusion, and how important it is that I share the wisdom that I've gained over the years with those who need it the most: you, my reader . This book is a guide to the many ways in which self-love can be the answer to the questions that you have about healing your heart and flourishing in all areas of your life. As you make your way through this book, you will see the incredible benefits of self-love in healing your heart, but it doesn't stop there. Self-love encourages you to set healthy boundaries, it allows you to thrive in your relationships, and it gives you the courage to conquer your daily challenges. The path to self-love is not easy, but once you start that journey, you'll realize that selflove is the answer to all the questions you've had until now about manifesting your greatest adventure, which is: a life that you look forward to living. Self-love taught me that even though I couldn't do much about the pain that I was handed, I could do a lot with it. Excerpted from The Path to Self-Love: Heal Your Heart, Set Healthy Boundaries and Unlock Your Inner Strength by Ruby Dhal All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
