On this week’s episode on the Empowered Sobriety Podcast, Lindsay and Abby break down guilt and shame, which are so prevalent in the addiction community.  They both give many examples and tools on how to identify when you are in shame or guilt and how to heal them both.

00:00 Intro

03:30 What is guilt and steps to relieving and healing guilt

13:34 Breakdown of shame and examples of what shame can look like

22:28 Brené Brown’s 1-2-3’s of Shame

23:00 Masks of shame

28:38 Narcissism is a mask for deep shame

31:02 Effects of the masks of shame

32:23 Questions to ask yourself when starting to heal your own shame

34:09 How shame can show up in our bodies and how we reflect it 

39:10 Antidotes to shame

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Additional Resources!

Self-Compassion.Org Quiz

https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-test/

Brené Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o 

Gabor Maté’s “When The Body Says No”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6IL8WVyMMs