David Bedrick: ...how to turn shame into wisdom

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we are honored to sit down with David Bedrick, author, therapist, and advocate for dismantling shame and reclaiming authenticity. Known for his groundbreaking work on trauma, self-blame, and personal transformation, David brings a compassionate perspective to the complex ways shame impacts our lives and relationships.

We dive into his upcoming book, The Unshaming Way, and explore practical tools to unlearn harmful narratives, heal from trauma, and embrace the parts of ourselves we’ve been taught to hide. With David’s insights, we uncover how to transform our struggles into wisdom and live more authentically.

Whether you’re curious about healing, self-compassion, or navigating shame in your own life, this conversation will leave you feeling inspired, empowered, and ready to reclaim your story. Don’t miss this deeply moving and thought-provoking episode!

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me.
0:13.1	I'm Jan Black.
0:14.5	And I'm Laura Owens.
0:15.9	And on this episode, we are so looking forward to talking with our guest, David
0:19.8	Bedrick, who has spent more than 30
0:21.7	years studying and teaching about the psychology of shame. David's latest book is called
0:26.3	The Unshaming Way, a compassionate guide for dismantling shame. David, we thank you so much for joining
0:32.7	us. It's a pleasure to see the two of you. Yeah. How do you define shame?
0:37.7	I mean, that's obviously the focus of this half hour.
0:40.7	So let's start with what's your definition of it?
0:43.1	Because I think we all kind of have a sense of it.
0:45.3	But how do you see it?
0:47.3	Yeah.
0:47.6	It's very important to define because most of the way people think of it is not useful enough.
0:53.7	Most people think of shame as a terrible, humiliating feeling.
0:59.0	And very little bit of shame shows up that way.
1:02.0	Most shame people don't recognize and don't have any clear feelings about at all.
1:06.0	Really?
1:07.0	For instance, let's imagine that you learn to believe that you're not very intelligent.
1:13.6	Don't believe that, right?
1:14.6	But let's say you grew up with people saying you're not very smart and you believe it.
1:18.6	You would just think, I'm not very smart.
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