INTRO MINI-SERIES : Discussion about the book 'Accept, value and empower yourself' by David B Carter

Hello wonderful butterflies of this world 🦋,

Today, listen to a new episode of the 'Ash Unmasked Podcast', in which your host Ash, from Butterfly Shots will explain the launch of a mini-series. 

Five episodes dedicated to a discussion on a book about building self-esteem, called 'Accept, Value and Empower Yourself' by David Bonham Carter.

🎧 Listen to this episode on Spotify here 🎧:

 

The last few year haven't been easy, a string of hard situation, seriously affected our mental health. We're now suffering from recurring burnout, struggles to set boundaries, oversharing and the ability to speak freely. 

Eventually, after spending a lot of time alone, we realized our low self-esteem was causing us problems, we went to the library and got books on building self-esteem. 

This is how we found this book, we picked it because the writing was big and it was a smaller book. Bonus, it looked great. It turned out to be exactly what we needed at the moment.

In our opinion, this book is very practical and serves as a guide to help build self-esteem. We enjoy that it is based on modern CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) approach. Ii is grounded, realistic, and packed with cases studies, tips and exercises.

It is structured around a 5 part plan :

• Value Yourself – challenging limiting beliefs (chapter 1)

• Accept Yourself – embracing self-acceptance (chapter 2)

• Look After Yourself – mind and body care (chapter 3)

• Understand Yourself – building self-awareness (chapter 4)

• Empower Yourself – learning assertiveness and communication (chapter 5)

🎧 Listen to this episode on Youtube here 🎧:

  

We started the book on March 19th 2023 and finished it April 25th 2025, we worked on this almost daily. This isn’t a book to read in a day, it’s more of a workbook. It takes time to get through, one must not rush this. Looking back, all the times invested in this book was definitely worth it. 

When we turned that last page, we knew we needed to share this information, but one episode was just not going to cut it. This is why we're launching this book discussion in a mini-series format, with one episode dedicated to each chapter.

⚠️ Note: If you’re working through trauma or a mental health condition, please be mindful, some exercises can be emotionally triggering. Go at your own pace, respect your limits and don’t hesitate to seek support from professionals.

🎙️ In this intro episode, we talk about:

• The moment we realized our self-esteem needed attention

• Why we picked this book out of the bunch

• A breakdown of the VALUE method

• What to expect in the upcoming mini-series

• An ad for Butterfly Shots Souvenirs about sending postcards and magnets (because love in the mail still matters 💌)

• A blog review I found online that also loved this book. (Shoutout to Little Lady Librarian for calling it “literally like therapy, but free.”)

📆 Tune in next Saturday at 10AM, for the first episode of this mini-series, where we will discuss the first chapter of the book, called 'Value Yourself'.

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We can't wait to unmask more of this life journey with y'alls. 

Thanks so much for stopping by the pod!

Until next time, peace out, take care of yourselves out there and keep fluttering your wings 🦋

🔗 Links & Resources:

• 🎧 Listen to the new episode here:        

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• 📚 Read the book review by Little Lady Librarian

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