261: Shame and Shoulds
Vibrant Happy Women
Jen Riday
4.8 • 671 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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In today's episode, I'm breaking down exactly what shame is and why we feel it, and how we unintentionally pass it down to our children. I'm sharing what your emotions might be trying to tell you, the power of holding space for yourself, and how you can start being the fullest expression of yourself, shame-free, today.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Vibrants Happy Women Podcast, episode number 261. |
| 0:05.6 | We're talking about taking those shame-filled skeletons in the closet, moments in your life, |
| 0:13.5 | experiences, and times, and turning them into something beautiful. |
| 0:17.8 | Stay tuned. |
| 0:18.8 | Hi, I'm Jen Ridey, and this podcast is for women who want to feel more |
| 0:22.9 | vibrant, happy, aligned, and alive. You'll gain the emotional, physical, and spiritual tools |
| 0:29.1 | you need to get your sparkle back and ensure that depression, anxiety, and struggle don't rule |
| 0:34.7 | your life. Welcome to the Vibrant Happy Women Podcast. |
| 0:39.1 | Hi, my friends. It's Jen, and I'm so honored and happy that you're here because we're |
| 0:44.7 | talking about shame today. Shame is the lowest vibration emotion, the most uncomfortable |
| 0:51.5 | emotion. And it's also a dream stealing emotion. What do I mean by that? |
| 0:59.5 | Dream stealing emotions have no purpose. They keep us stuck in a state of inaction. And that prevents us |
| 1:07.3 | from actually getting a new result. So it's a dreams dealer. Other dream stealers |
| 1:12.6 | include overwhelm, worry, confusion, doubt. Well, we're talking about shame today. And before we go any |
| 1:21.4 | further, I want you to think about the things in your life that you're ashamed about. Maybe it's a nasty |
| 1:27.1 | divorce you have gone through or are going |
| 1:30.3 | through. Maybe it's the fact that you're divorcing at all. Maybe it's the fact that you didn't marry well. |
| 1:37.3 | Maybe it's the fact that you've yelled at your kids. My hand is raised. Maybe it's the fact that you |
| 1:43.5 | haven't been Maria from the sound of music. |
| 1:45.6 | And even though that is an unrealistic expectation of yourself, those of us who struggle with |
| 1:53.1 | a bit of perfectionism, we can still feel shame for these unrealistic expectations |
| 1:59.0 | established by ourselves and by society. So in the end, I want |
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