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Podcast: She Flourishes with Brenda Jasmin
Episode: 149. Self-Affirmations: What the Science Actually Says
Description: Do affirmations actually work? Or are they just self-delusion dressed up as positivity?In this solo episode of The She Flourishes Podcast, Brenda Jasmin revisits affirmations through a science-backed lens.If you grew up in the 90s, you probably remember Stuart Smalley staring into a mirror on Saturday Night Live declaring, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.”It was funny, and it worked, because affirmations had already started to feel a little ridiculous.For years, motivational culture encouraged us to repeat bold statements like: