Who Taught You To Love Yourself?

In the second episode of #NoWednesday, Emmanuel gets vulnerable and explores what it means to truly love yourself, using bell hooks' "All About Love" as a springboard and using anecdotes from his own experiences. 

Show Notes: 

References

Giovanni, N. (1993). Ego-tripping and other poems for young people. Chicago Review Press.

Nikki Giovanni's Ego-Tripping specifically: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx3td1I6fP4

hooks, b. (2001). All about love: New visions. Harper Perennial.

Inner Child Therapy: https://www.harleytherapy.co.uk/counselling/inner-child-work-can-benefit.htm#:~:text=The%20general%20idea%20of%20inner,talking)%20with%20your%20inner%20child

Malcolm X. (1962). Who Taught You to Hate Yourself. Speech at the funeral service of Ronal Stokes. Link to actual speech audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCSOiN_38nE

Word of the Week (#IncreaseYourLexicon): Besotted (adj): https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/besotted

Joyful Noise: Beyonce - Black Is King. https://www.disneyplus.com/welcome/black-is-king

Call & Response: What would it look like if you focused on loving you? What would it look like if you allowed yourself to fall in love with yourself every day? Email your response to @[email protected] or leave a voice message within the Anchor app.

No Wednesday has theme music produced by Causmic. Background music for interludes is by The Mini Vandals.

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