Date Night with Myself

### 💙 DATE NIGHT WITH MYSELF 💙

An invitation to treat yourself the way you deserve.
One of the things I’ve been working on in my own healing is learning to give myself the same care, love, and attention that I used to pour into my relationships. It’s easy to rely on others to make you feel valued, wanted, and secure. But now I'm working on giving that to myself.

This is your monthly invitation to take yourself on a date—no meetups, no pressure, just you showing up for you. Instead of waiting for someone else to make life special, let’s learn to do that for ourselves.

✨ Here’s how it works:

• Do something special for yourself, just like you would for a partner.
• Share your experience in the group if you’d like! Post a photo, a thought, or a moment from your night.
• Check out these videos from Heidi Priebe on building a healthy relationship with yourself and How To Love Yourself When It Feels Hard To

🌿 Ideas for Your Date Night:

• 🍽️ Take yourself to dinner (or make something fancy at home!)
• 📖 Read a book at a cozy café
• 🎨 Create something—paint, write, or play music
• 🛁 Have a self-care spa night
• 🚶‍♀️ Go on a sunset walk and reflect
• 🎶 Play your favorite music and dance around the house
• ✍️ Write a letter to your future self
• 🎬 Have a cozy movie night—but only if you do it with intention. Set it up the way you would for a partner: favorite snacks, comfy blankets, no guilt, no multitasking. Just a night to truly let yourself relax.

Why does this help?
I used to hear about self-care as if it were just just about bubble baths, mantras and meditation. But the real work? It’s learning to feel safe and loved in your own presence. It’s realizing you don’t need to wait for someone else to make you feel validated—you can give that validation to yourself.

*Looking for a creative outlet? Check out our sister group Wandering Bards—an artistic community for music lovers, writers, and creators.