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	<title>Hilary Foster &#187; Self-Love</title>
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		<title>How a Self-Love Coach Learned to Love Herself (and How You Can Too)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 04:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[**Vulnerability Alert** These day, the words self-love get thrown around like confetti. It’s one of those all encompassing, positive blanket statements that can loose all meaning after you’ve heard it enough. It’s also not clear or measurable, so it’s kind of hard to act on. Ya sure, all of us could use a little more ‘self-love’, but what does that even mean? This might be a strange introduction from a woman who defines herself as a Self-Love Coach, but hear me out. Having been in the personal development world for almost seven years, I’ve seen every kind of trend and it seems like it’s ‘Self-Love’s’ moment to shine. There is no end to articles, interviews or books telling you how to ‘love yourself more.’ Though I am grateful for the rise in popularity of the subject, I have one problem: it’s all surface level. Have a bath. Light a candle. Buy some flowers. Take a nap. I’m laughing as I write this because of course, these are strategies my clients and I come up with. But there’s a more important piece to cover first: what it means to love yourself and why it’s so important. Enter Vulnerability: I started my [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Girl, a Dream and a Coffee Shop: The Decision that Changed my Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was sitting in a cafe in New Zealand when it struck. That infamous, undeniable spark of inspiration so powerful it could have been a lightening bolt to the head. I was about four months and 10 women&#8217;s self help and travel books into my journey abroad when it dawned on me: I wanted to do the same thing. I could see and feel it all immediately. Me, travelling the world, writing about my experiences, helping women grow and understand their true nature and potentiality. Ahh yes. It felt so right. It felt so good. I’m pretty sure I could literally hear my heart sing. If this was a movie, it would have ended there and gone something like this: &#8220;And so it was. Hilary went on to be a successful travel writer, changing the lives of thousands of women and hers in the process.&#8221; The end. Cue inspirational music and twinkle in eye while departing to a new exotic destination. But this is real life people. What happened after that moment? I picked up a journal (certain I would be the next Cheryl Strayed or Elizabeth Gilbert) and after about a week of the feels, I stopped. Instead of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Steps to Change Your Story and Get Out of Your Own Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m going to share a story with you. (Something that took me a decade to really and truly learn.) You see, you my darling, are meant for greatness. Deep down you know it too. It could simply be a small voice calling out to you for more, poking at you with a gentle curiosity. Or it could be a soul shaking certainty, begging you to DO SOMETHING. Either way, it’s there and you have a choice: To listen or ignore. Imagine if you would, that you have a friend named Sarah. You and Sarah go way back. You love her unconditionally as she does you. Sarah knows you better than anyone, sees you for who you really are and what you’re really capable of. You really cherish your relationship with her. She lifts you up, steers you back when you go a little of course and is always there for you. One day however, you find yourself caught up in life’s to-do’s. (Life can have a sneaky habit of running our lives instead of the other way around). Sarah calls you, but you are too busy to answer. You think to yourself, ‘I’ll call her when I have more time.’ She [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Steps to Reveal Your True Colours and Allow Your Inner Brilliance to Shine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2015 16:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had a love affair with autumn, for as long as I can remember. It is by far my most favourite season. And how could it not be? The leaves begin change to vibrant, fiery colours. The air becomes a little more crisp. And let’s face it, you get to pull out your most fav sweaters that are nearly as comfy as being bundled up in blankets in bed on a Sunday morning. I didn’t think I could love Autumn anymore than I already do, until this past weekend. I was on one of those amazing autumn drives with my main squeeze (comfy sweater in tow), marvelling at the gorgeous fall landscape, thinking to myself, these leaves really couldn’t be more beautiful, when I was struck with a memory of something I had learned a while back: The story of how leaves change. Now I know, this may not sound like a hot topic, but hear me out (and try not to be amazed). We all think that as the colder weather creeps in, the leaves begin to change colour before falling to the ground in a glorious heap, that we secretly all want to hop into. But get [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Story Morning Glory? 3 Tips to Love Yourself Unconditionally</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 12:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are storytellers by our very nature. Stories can captivate our hearts, inspire us to reach for more or rock us to our core. We go to movies, read books, watch plays, and live to know ‘what happened next.’ Yes, storytelling is the most natural part of the human experience, but what about the stories we tell in our daily mental theatre? From the moment we are able to string thoughts together, we have been creating stories about everything from who we are, what we are capable of, what we’re worth and how difficult or easy life is. If our stories are positive, it’s a pretty great show. If they are negative on the other hand, we are in for an painful Greek drama with no end in sight. The common plot lines? I’m unworthy. I’m unloveable. I’m not smart enough. Things happen for other people but not me. But ultimately all of these disempowering stories lead to one overarching theme: I’m not good enough. This story is the culprit for all of our ‘nots’: Not putting ourselves out there for love Not standing up for our needs and wants Not going for the dream job or asking for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>You Are Everything That You Seek: Here&#8217;s Why.</title>
		<link>http://www.hilaryfoster.com/self-love/67/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life certainly has a sense of humour. When we desire something, though it would seem rational to seek outside of ourselves for it, ironically it’s the exact opposite place to look. Everything you wish to have, be, do or experience starts from first experiencing it within. Our ego (or fear) would love to have us believe that we must strive, pine, yearn or cling to hold onto something to have it. But this gem of a voice is simply a storyteller (if a damn convincing one at that). The truth you cannot be striped of that which already belongs to you. You are already whole and are the boundless source of everything you seek. You are love. You are joy. You are beauty. You are success. You are creativity. You are abundant. However our fears would tell us otherwise, have us look in the opposite direction and tell us that we are not enough and therefore must seek it. By doing so, we ironically miss what’s right in front of our face. We are the source of that which we wish to experience. You are your own gatekeeper. What and where you focus is what you experience. Scarcity begets feelings [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Walls Down and Let the Light In</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 20:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walls are a funny thing. They come in all forms: Broken heart? Put up a wall. Lost a job? Put up a wall. Scared of the unknown? Put up a wall. Rejected in any capacity? Put up a wall. On one hand, they represent security. Walls give us a place where we can retreat and take refuge. Walls allow us to feel comfortable. We can create a safe space for ourselves within the confinements of our walls, in which the threats from outside can be kept at bay. It sounds like a pretty sweet deal. But here’s the thing: On the other hand, when you put up a wall you simultaneously prevent the possibility of good things flowing towards you and the good within you from flowing out. As such, you not only shut out the bad, you shut out the potentiality of something better than you could have ever imagined coming to you. By putting up that wall you might be keeping yourself safe, but in doing so you dim the glorious light that shines within you and withhold your gifts that someone, somewhere needs in their life. And so it is that the act of putting up a wall [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Love is My Superpower.&#8221; Wisdom from a Nine Year Old Girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[She was no more than four feet tall and no older than nine years old but she just managed to shake the ground beneath me. Well, it was actually a dock that was beneath me and it could just have been the waves lapping against it, but the sweet little girl that had nonchalantly skipped down from her cottage to join my friend and I was perhaps the most enlightened person I had ever met. I was in the middle of a coaching a friend of mine out at her lakeside oasis when this little glowing brunette made her appearance. Messages, wake-up calls, aha moments come in all varieties. This one in particular came in the from an enthusiastic girl waiting for her parents to the beach. I was just about to get into the good stuff with my friend when this little girl sat down beside us. Seeing quickly that she wasn’t leaving anytime soon, we gave her a piece of paper and some pencil crayons which I’d had on hand for some creative brainstorming. We got back to the session at hand, thinking (so naively) she wouldn’t understand our adult conversation. How. Wrong. We. Were. As I was [&#8230;]]]></description>
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