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Podcast: Father and Joe
Episode: Father and Joe E452: Loving Yourself Without Narcissism â Humility, Strengths, and Why âHarderâ Isnât Holier
Description: If Godâs will is love, what does it mean to love yourself without sliding into narcissismâor the opposite extreme of self-neglect and self-hatred? Continuing the âThy will be done on earth as it is in heavenâ conversation, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks bring needed nuance: self-love isnât self-worship, and self-denial isnât automatically virtue.They unpack why âharderâ is not inherently âbetter,â why suffering is only meaningful when ordered to a higher purpose (love), and how true humility is simply honestyâbeing clear about what youâre good at and what youâre not. The episode reframes...