Chronic shame
The key is to remember that self-love doesn’t mean complacency. Nor does it mean lethargy. If anything, loving yourself requires a lot of work, primarily because when you have self-love, you become aware of the potential that lives within you.
Home run of a takeaway from Lawrence as he writes about how chronic shame is a great inhibitor. So many of us could benefit from bringing to light the internalised shame we burden ourselves with every day. And, as Lawrence writes, "radically reset any self-critical narratives you have".