The Self-Love Experiment | Shannon Kaiser | Talks at Google

This is an uplifting talk with author, inspirational speaker and life coach Shannon Kaiser — where she shares the personal challenge she designed to explore the self-harming beliefs that were holding her back, and learn how to take action, lighten up, and increase her self-confidence, self-acceptance, and accountability.

Moderated by Jeremy Stanifer.

[joanlantis]

love this. one suggestion;the truth also is that men who judge women by their weight need to know that they have it SO MUCH EASIER IN THE WEIGHT GAIN AREA. they need to know this, we need to tell them over and over every time this subject comes up. heck i wont even go to a male doctor because they are so ignorant of a womens bodys experience. so since i dont think i will ever be an author can all of you who are self acceptance authors pound home this fact.

[suryavanshi]

I have known fat women to be so loving, genuine and humble. They are gems. I am always attracted to chubby women. Unlike voluptuous and shapely women, they are not arrogant or snooty about anything.

[NatanemKidane]

I have seen self love videos but not as great as this

[JungleJargon]

There has to be something better than self. The Spirit gives life. The flesh profits nothing and you are nothing without truth. Happiness is the result of having a clear conscience.

[KrunoslavStifter]

Short rant alert. “An honest bookstore would post the following sign above its 'self-help' section: 'For true self-help, please visit our philosophy, literature, history and science sections, find yourself a good book, read it, and think about it. We are put on this planet only once, and to limit ourselves to the familiar is a crime against our minds.” ― Roger Ebert

Self help industry is like losing weight and get fit industry. Lot of juvenile sounding self affirmations, big promises for quick results and shortcuts. But most of just comes down to bestselling authors doing Oprah tours because they lost 50lb's. And Talk at Google, otherwise known as book promotional tours. Not impressed.

With all do respect, the word "empowerment" is anything but empowering. It is another buzz word that is best left avoided because if anything it shows you are not empowered, you are have become some sort of hillside grazer of culture. A sheep, a cow or what is biologically classified as a ruminant. The word became popular and now its soooo overused by every "self help expert" or feminist out there, to described just about anyone who had the sheer audacity to make a decision in life about anything. It has lost its intended meaning.

Keep it simple. Think critically about yourself and for yourself, read, research, investigate, teach, try it yourself and as always; adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is uniquely your own. With time you will find your own place in this strange world we live in. And when you figure out who you are exactly ...do it with integrity and surround yourself with people who will help you grow and not limit your own growth. Focus on making NEW mistakes and you will be fine. Its simple. The complex version of this requires reading bunch of really hard to read philosophy and psychology books. But who has time to "empower" themselves, right?