A Holistic Mental Health Perspective In today’s culture, self-love is often reduced to surface-level acts of care — spa days, affirmations, or taking time off. While these practices can be nourishing, they only touch the edges of what self-love truly requires. From a holistic mental health lens, self-love is not a mood or a moment. It is a relational practice . It is the ongoing process of learning how to stay connected to yourself through discomfort, growth, accountability,