It’s the Season Finale! This is the final episode of Season One of the Tough Love Energy podcast, before we take a break for the rest of the year, returning in 2022. I’ve so enjoyed putting together this series for you over the last year. Over the course of the previous 15 episodes, we’ve covered so many important topics and if you haven’t listened to them all, I’d recommend you go back and catch up with the ones you missed!  Some of the themes we’ve explored so far this year have included: learning to forgive ourselves and others, people-pleasing, the stories that we might be living our life by and listening to the signs from our intuition. I’ve spoken about the importance of starting a daily practice and given you a framework for putting it into place. And I’ve shared with you how I found my voice and the confidence to share my own story.   One of the key threads that underpin both my coaching work, and what I share with you here in this podcast, is the idea of self-belief and self-acceptance. A foundational part of making changes is in believing that 1) you are able to make a change, 2) it is possible and 3) that it is entirely possible for you.  So this week, for our Season One Finale, I’m talking all about self-acceptance. For many of us, it can be hard accepting ourselves just as we are. And yes, whilst we can seek to improve and better certain aspects of ourselves, in the end, we are exactly who we are. Self-acceptance means accepting all the parts of ourselves – the good, the not so good and the parts that may need improvement.  If you know you have a tendency to be particularly tough on yourself, if you notice that you constantly criticise yourself and/or tend to approach things from a negative mindset, all of these are signs that you might be lacking in self-acceptance. During the episode, I share exactly why self-acceptance is so important and then give you four quick, simple steps to develop more self-acceptance, so that you can learn to be kinder to yourself and become more accepting of all the parts that make up who you are.   And when your levels of self-acceptance start to increase, you’ll begin to experience other benefits, too. You’ll feel more freedom to be yourself, you’ll be more compassionate towards yourself and less self-critical when things go wrong.  I know that 2021 has been a difficult year for many. As we approach the end of the year, it’s a great opportunity to reflect back on the highs and lows so that we can think about what we wish to take with us into 2022. Remember that we learn from our lows and they ultimately help us to evolve and create positive changes in our life. In the spirit of self-acceptance and our continued evolution, I invite you to join me for a nourishing end of year workshop happening at 7pm on Tuesday 14th December, called RELEASE & Receive. Come with me as we look back on the year gone by, draw a line under the aspects that you didn’t enjoy and then open ourselves up to receive, as we mentally prepare to step into 2022. Tickets are available now for just €22 – you can find out more and book your place here: https://www.niamhennis.com/release-and-receive  Thank you so much for listening to the TOUGH LOVE ENERGY podcast this year. I hope that these episodes have inspired you, and encouraged you to make a change for yourself. Rest assured, I’ll be back in early 2022 with a new season of episodes, featuring myself and some fantastic special guests so do stay tuned for that. In the meantime, do come and connect with me over on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1niamhennis/) and over in my free Facebook community, The Changing Room (https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheChangingRoom1).  Until next time,  Niamh x