Visit http://www.cynthiapasquella.com/blog/ for full summaries, videos, and quotes related to this episode.   Have you ever heard the advice to “just love yourself”? It sounds great in theory, but how do you do that when you don’t even like yourself? In this episode of What You’re REALLY Hungry For, host Cynthia Pasquella and guest Rose Cole explore the topic of self-approval and invite you to get to know the real you, so you can finally start to love, accept, and appreciate yourself at your core. After a spiritual awakening in her twenties, Rose left behind a successful modeling career to be in service to others through hosting a series of inspirational programs and retreats, writing books co-authored alongside Deepak Chopra and Dr. Andrew Weil, and sharing a powerful way of living she calls ‘Rituality’. In this episode, you will discover: how to begin to love and approve of yourself even if it seems impossible the simple ritual that Rose uses to “fill up her inner love tank” (you’ll love trying it, too!) practical strategies to interrupt the critic in your mind and pivot your thoughts to acceptance how to “re-parent” yourself and unravel the beliefs from your childhood that have been keeping you stuck the #1 secret to effortless weight loss, health, and happiness (you haven’t heard this one before!) and of course, what Rose is REALLY hungry for – it’s NOT what I expected her to say! Watch this episode to discover the steps, tools, and beliefs that YOU need to start to love yourself today!   What You Will Discover In This Episode  0:00 – Intro to Self-Approval: How To Love Yourself When You Don’t 3:11 – Introducing Rose Cole 3:24 – How to begin to love and approve of yourself even if it seems impossible 4:54 – The simple ritual that Rose uses to “fill up her inner love tank” (you’ll love trying it, too!) 6:43 – Practical strategies to interrupt the critic in your mind and pivot your thoughts to acceptance 10:07 – Rose shares her powerful triumph over cripplingly low self-esteem and depression to finally discovering self-love and inner-peace 13:16 – How to “re-parent” yourself and unravel the beliefs from your childhood that have been keeping you stuck 16:25 – The #1 secret to effortless weight loss, health, and happiness (you haven’t heard this one before!) 17:43 – Rose reveals what she’s REALLY hungry for – and it’s NOT what you’d expect! 19:41 – YOUR challenge for the week