I believe that our self esteem took quite a beating as children each and every time we experienced love witheld. Reclaiming that trust in love and discovering that it need not come from another is a wonderful adventure.

I think the seeds of self-love and self-trust (which together I think create self-esteem) are born within us.  Biologically, I think that when we are infants and have the gift of a loving and trusting bond with our mother (or another loving caregiver) we feel that we...