Resentment is often treated as something negative. But resentment can carry important information. It may be saying: I am tired. I am over-giving. I am not being considered... and more

For some people, self-love sounds simple. For others, it can feel almost impossible to understand. Especially if love was not something you learned through steady warmth, protection, delight, or emotional care. If love felt uncertain, conditional, absent, critical, or difficult to reach, you may have learned something else.

You may be competent, thoughtful, intelligent, and articulate in many situations — and still find it difficult to speak from your real self when something matters emotionally.