5: Learning to Love All Parts of Myself | Pat Smith & Ludmila Woodruff | Pursue You

In PART 2 of this transformative conversation, Pat Smith and relationship coach Ludmila Woodruff move beyond the lessons of marriage and into the relationship that shapes every other one: the relationship with yourself. As Pat courageously confronts the beliefs she's carried for decades, she realizes that the validation, love, and confidence she searched for in others could never replace what she had never learned to give herself. Together, they explore why self-worth affects the love we receive, how childhood wounds become adult relationship patterns, why so many women struggle to receive compliments, advocate for themselves, and feel financially secure, and how healing begins when we stop rejecting the woman staring back at us in the mirror. This episode is a powerful invitation to finally build the relationship you've been missing all along: the one with yourself. KEY POINTS 00:00 – Introduction 01:37 – Why healing starts by building a relationship with yourself. 04:40 – High-achieving women are often the support for everyone else. 09:35 – The healthiest relationships begin when you become securely attached to yourself. 10:16 – Ludmila's powerful mirror exercise for learning to genuinely love yourself. 18:42 – Why self-worth determines the love you're able to receive. 22:46 – The permission slip to rewrite the stories you've believed about yourself for years. 30:04 – Love is not enough: Women must advocate for themselves emotionally and financially. 36:07 – The realization that changes everything. 42:22 – Pat choosing courage, self-compassion, and a brand new relationship with herself. QUOTES "I did not love Pat. I didn't see me. I didn't totally receive all of me." – Pat Smith "You haven't built a relationship with yourself yet." – Ludmila Woodruff "I don't think I ever looked at myself as a winner." – Pat Smith "Your husband doesn't see a woman who feels beautiful. He sees a woman who performs." – Ludmila Woodruff GUEST RESOURCES Ludmila Woodruff www.ludmilawoodruff.com IG | instagram.com/ludmilawoodruff RESOURCES Pat Smith IG |   / patsmithty   PURSUE YOU is produced by EPYC Media Network (visit at https://www.epyc.co/)