This week we are discussing an incredibly important, yet often difficult, topic: shame.

Shame is toxic because it leads to keeping things hidden and tainted by judgment. To heal shame, we also must bring what we judge as dark, dirty or wrong into the light.

Bringing the dark into the light is exactly what happened on this week’s episode of Over It and On With It. Listen in as I coach Sarah on healing the shame that has held her back. Specifically we talk about living (and dating) with an STD, but this podcast is really about liberating yourself from the secrets and judgments that go along with shame.

Shame often stands as the guard at the gate to vulnerability. The incredibly painful feeling of shame is based on a misunderstanding of a perceived flaw that we believe must stay hidden. The way to get through shame is by stepping into vulnerability and revealing what we are terrified of being “found out” for. We all want to know that we are loved “even if” we have these dark, scary, shameful feelings and thoughts.

One of the reasons I talk so openly about my life and the challenges I have gone through is because it helps me break free of the shame I have carried. I deeply acknowledge Sarah’s courage for sharing so vulnerably on this episode because I sense a lot of you listening relate to having secrets, things you are ashamed of, or like Sarah, an STD you feel taints you in some way.

Take a deep breath and really take this call in. As I am coaching and reassuring Sarah please take in my words. Breath light into the places you’ve kept in the dark because you’ve felt dirty, less than or embarrassed.

You are not damaged, broken, or tainted. Please for the sake of your well-being stop buying into that misunderstanding that there is something wrong with you!  (Tweet this!!). The more you heal core wounds, bring shame into the light, forgive, and reframe how you see yourself, the more you will shift how you are seen.

Go here to listen to Episode 40: Healing Shame and Knowing You Are Lovable – No Matter What

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Christine
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