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Posts by Alison Sherwood

Alison decided to follow her passion and leave the entertainment industry to start coaching women to stop their inner critic, stop focusing on dieting, and become the healthiest version of themselves. Her mission is simple: Sustainable weight loss has to begin with self-love. You can get her free Self Love Meditation here and join her free Six-Week Holiday Self-Love Challenge here.

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Why Embracing Painful Feelings is the Key to Happiness and Freedom

“In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.” ~Dalai Lama

I often ask myself what led me to that place of feeling like I didn’t deserve to love myself.

When I look back to my youth I remember feeling hopeless. My mom, my hero, was sick a lot, and I could tell she wasn’t happy. And my dad didn’t always know how to act around a sensitive little girl.

There was a “funny” story told at family gatherings about how after seeing the movie Mary Poppins, I would sit for hours in my little red …