Most of us spend our whole lives looking for the perfect partner, a forever love that will give us everything. What we consistently overlook is the one person who can actually give us everything we crave from a forever love: ourselves. Self love is a huge, lucrative sector that has materialised in the last decade as quirky hoodie affirmations, bubble baths, mantras, spa days, one-fits-all programmes and wellness subscriptions. But all of these consumer goods overlook the bare bones of what it is to accept and learn to love ourselves. This is a no-nonsense podcast that dives into what it is historically, culturally, spiritually and politically to love ourselves; all in explicit unedited conversations that they wouldn't print on a tshirt. Hosted by Alexandra Sebire a therapeutic art and writing coach, artist and playwright; inspired by the work she has done with individuals from her humanitarian platform the How We Came To Be Project. notesfromasmallroom.substack.com