Gathering Gold

The Cloak of Shame


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Everyone feels shame at one time or another.

For some of us, shame is an occasional or even rare experience. It’s an awful feeling, but manageable.

For others, shame is a state that we are particularly prone to; our shame gets activated quickly and intensely. We might even walk around in a haze of free-floating shame, inhaling it with the air we breathe. 

In today’s episode, Sheryl and Victoria explore shame and some of its shifting forms: shame as a creature of the dark that hides out in our innermost places, that flees when we attempt to bring it into the light. Shame as a voice we hear deep inside, convincing us that we don’t deserve love and belonging. Shame as a cloak, shielding us from the vulnerability of exposure and visibility.

Join us in this episode to tug at the cloak and take a peek at what's underneath.

References:

  • Break Free from Anxiety 9-month course
  • "The Good Girl and the Inner Teenager" episode
  • Sheryl’s most recent blog post: "Healing Shame is One of the Keys to Healing Anxiety"
  • Sheryl's "You Are Loved" MP3
  • Shame Spiral podcast
  • Harriet Lerner
  • Feeding Your Demons: Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict, by Tsultrim Allione
  • Andrea Gibson on double suffering
  • Jen Campbell talking about queer coding and disability coding in Disney
  • Sheryl’s Sacred Sexuality course
  • Untamed by Glennon Doyle
  • ...more
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