Stories of Shame

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Shame is a universal experience that can impact our ability to fully engage with the world. It arises when we feel exposed or seen, creating a vulnerable moment where judgment looms, leaving us feeling tainted and unworthy.

In this episode, Dan and Rachael explore some of the characters, themes, and settings that have shaped some of their personal stories of shame.

This conversation invites us to explore the complex layers of our own stories of shame, as well as how our shame intersects with other people's narratives of shame. As you consider the significant impact shame has on your relationships and your sense of self, we hope today’s episode serves as an invitation for greater kindness, blessing, and hope.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:42.1	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. The story of shame. Doesn't that sound fun and intriguing? And the answer is, oh, no, it doesn't. All right, we're going to talk about shame. But what I want to do is to make sure that what you're being invited to hear is that we
0:49.4	all struggle with shame, past, present, and likely the future. But what we're focusing on now is more,
0:58.1	we all have a story of shame. And that story, as profound as it is, often limits who, when,
1:10.3	where, how, and why we engage with the world. Because our story of shame
1:16.5	sets up the parameters for a kind of, I never want to go through that again. So let me tell
1:25.2	you where all this began. When my wife said, did you call the shop that has our lawnmower?
1:34.6	And as soon as she said that, I was like, oh no, I don't want to mess with this because dealing with what I'll call mechanical matters, especially
1:51.2	lawnmowers for some reason.
1:52.9	I have a long history of feeling profoundly incompetent in that realm.
2:01.9	And as soon as she said, did you call?
2:04.5	I could feel a certain degree of what could be called reflux, irritation, anger.
2:12.2	And I responded rather unwell to a simple question.
2:20.3	We all have a story of shame.
2:24.3	And we need to have in one sense a sense of what are the characters,
2:32.3	what's the theme, What's the theme?
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