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Episode 2840:

Erica Layne shares a vulnerable moment of parental guilt that reveals a deeper, long-held shame trigger: the belief that she's "too spacey" to manage details. By identifying the origin and emotional weight of this trigger, she offers a compassionate path for recognizing and releasing the shame that often hides behind our perceived flaws, helping us understand that self-awareness is the key to emotional freedom.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://ericalayne.co/knowing-your-shame-triggers/

Quotes to ponder:

"I could see where the shame was coming from, but nothing I told myself helped me release it."

"I internalized some shoulds that weren't moral. They weren't good or bad, or right or wrong, honestly, they were just preference."

Episode references:

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown: https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Think-Supposed-Embrace/dp/159285849X