293. You Are Not Who You Think You Are: How to Change Your Self-Concept
How To Love Yourself No Matter What · Amanda Hess: Certified Life Coach for women ready to heal past hurt and finally thrive
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Show Notes
As the year comes to a close, many of us are taking stock — not just of what we did, but of who we believe we are.
In this episode, we’re talking about self-concept: the thoughts and beliefs you hold about yourself, how they were formed, and how they quietly shape your emotions, relationships, and choices — often without you realizing it.
So many of the things we believe about ourselves feel like facts… but they’re not. They’re thoughts — many of them inherited from childhood, authority figures, culture, or past experiences — and they can be changed.
Inside this episode, I share:
- What self-concept actually is (and what it’s not)
- How early experiences shape the way we see ourselves
- Why “positive thinking” often backfires
- A powerful question that opens a new path forward: Who would I be without this thought?
- How to shift self-judgment without forcing yourself to believe something that doesn’t feel true
- Why changing your self-concept isn’t about becoming someone else — it’s about freeing yourself
If you’ve ever felt like you aren't capable of changing your life, this conversation offers a gentler, more empowering way to look at yourself — one that creates possibility instead of pressure.
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Whether you celebrate or not, I’m sending you so much love as this year comes to a close.
You are not stuck. You are not broken.
And you are allowed to change.