Most people don’t realize that the false narrative we have bought into—the story we’re living out that’s driving us from a core fear—can be understood if we search within. Every day we are trying to get something from others to meet the insecure need of our identity.

And yet, no matter what bravery we show to the world, most of us have recurring doubts about our worth. We worry that we’re not desirable enough, good enough, successful enough. We fear we’re not enough, period. Intellectually, we may appreciate that loving ourselves would give us a firm foundation, one from which we could extend love out into the