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Yes, self-acceptance is a key part of the process of learning to like and love yourself. It's about acknowledging and embracing all aspects of yourself, including those that you may find challenging or less lovable. By practicing self-acceptance, you can start to build a healthier relationship with yourself and cultivate a more positive self-image.

Laurel Canyon Kitchen' Episode 4: Robert Mack

So , you know , it's like if you can learn to make friends with yourself , you begin this lifelong love affair that never ends , right ? And then it makes it so much easier to get along with other people and for them to get along with you , you know , it's really hard if you don't like yourself , love yourself , it's very difficult if not impossible to really connect with anyone else in a full life . So it's pretty incredible .

Laurel Canyon Kitchen' Episode 4: Robert Mack

But if you're not like showing love for your body through , like I'm not saying you have to work out seven days a week and eat like a champ . No , but it's about like making those adjustments because those are acts of self love . I love the way you like , contextualize that .

Laurel Canyon Kitchen' Episode 4: Robert Mack

This was when I was like 18 years old and I would wake up in the morning and be with myself again . And I realized I need to learn how to like myself , the person that I'm waking up with because there's nothing that's gonna eliminate that unless I actually work on what's really going on . That is so deeply inspiring to me because I think most of us run away from , right .

Laurel Canyon Kitchen' Episode 4: Robert Mack

And I was like , I actually do like myself . There are things about myself that I feel proud about or I appreciate . And then all of a sudden I was like , oh , people seem to be very kind to towards me and very appreciative of me .

Laurel Canyon Kitchen' Episode 4: Robert Mack

But then I get a shift at work on that a little bit . And I was like , I actually do like myself . There are things about myself that I feel proud about or I appreciate .