Let's Talk About Healing Our Shame.

Podcast Info

• A new podcast episode drops every Monday.
• Music credit: L-Ray Music, Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.
• Learn more about your host, Cordelia, by clicking here
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WORKBOOK + COMMUNITY + RESOURCES

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• Need help finding a therapist? Click here
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• Are you going through a breakup or divorce?  Here is the link to the 98-page workbook.  Print version + ebook version available worldwide.
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CITATIONS FOR TODAY'S EPISODE

• I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" by Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW - https://www.amazon.com/Thought-Was-Just-but-isnt-ebook/dp/B000SEHDGM (book on Amazon)
• Shame + Codependency -https://wakeuprecovery.com/the-relationship-between-shame-and-codependency/
• Brené Brown - Definition of Shame: https://brenebrown.com/definitions/
• Definition of Guilt - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/guilt
• Brené Brown – Shame vs. Guilt - https://fs.blog/2014/10/brene-brown-guilt-shame/#:~:text=Bren%C3%A9%20Brown%20studies%20vulnerability%2C%20courage%2C%20authenticity%2C%20and%20shame.&text=Shame%20is%20a%20focus%20on,%2C%20%E2%80%9CI'm%20sorry.
• Article on shame/guilt - https://psychcentral.com/lib/shame-the-core-of-addiction-and-codependency/
• Codependency - https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/codependency
• Shame-Based Identity - https://onlinecounsellingcollege.tumblr.com/post/182966686457/understanding-a-shame-based-identity
• Shame Resilience Theory- https://positivepsychology.com/shame-resilience-theory/
• Ways to Heal: https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-activities-worksheets/#shame-resilience

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RESOURCES/EXERCISES FOR YOU TO DO ON YOUR OWN

• Brené Brown's Shame Exercise - (NOTE: Click on “Reading Guides” and select “ITIWJM Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough.”)  - https://brenebrown.com/downloads/ -
• Example of Lists I Made Exercise -  https://www.instagram.com/p/CEwe78Kp9dG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
• Self-Compassion Exercises by Dr. Kristin Neff (8 total) - https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/
  • Exercise #1: How would you treat a friend? - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-1-treat-friend/
  • Exercise #2: Self-Compassion Break - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-2-self-compassion-break/
  • Exercise #3: Exploring Self-Compassion Through Writing - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-3-exploring-self-compassion-writing/
  • Exercise #4: Supportive Touch - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-4-supportive-touch/
  • Exercise #5: Changing Your Critical Self-Talk - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-5-changing-critical-self-talk/
  • Exercise #6: Self-Compassion Journal - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-6-self-compassion-journal/
  • Exercise #7: Identifying What We Really Want - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-7-identifying-really-want/
  • Exercise #8: Taking Care of the Caregiving - https://self-compassion.org/exercise-8-taking-care-caregiver/
• Cordelia's website's  "self-healing" resources (over 20 free worksheets/tools) - https://msha.ke/codependentrecovery/