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OVERCOMING SELF-SABOTAGE: HEALING THE INNER NARRATIVE Season 1 Episode 8

Author
Dr. Stephanie M Kirkland
Published
Sun 20 Jul 2025
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Overcoming Self-Sabotage: Healing the Inner Narrative addresses the unconscious patterns that can undermine growth, helping participants understand that self-sabotage often develops as protection and can be healed with compassion and conscious redirection.

JOURNAL PROMPTS - WEEK 8

DAY 1

Principle for Reflection: Self-sabotage often develops as a protective mechanism that once served a purpose, recognizing this allows you to heal it with compassion rather than harsh self-judgment.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
  2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: What self-protective pattern did I notice today, and how can I appreciate its original intention while choosing growth?

DAY 2

Principle for Reflection: The key to overcoming self-sabotage is developing discernment between wisdom-based caution and fear-based limitation in your decision-making.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
  2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: Where did I practice distinguishing between legitimate caution and fear-based hesitation today?

DAY 3

Principle for Reflection: The inner critic that once protected you from rejection can now reject opportunities before others can, updating this pattern serves your current capacity and calling.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
  2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: How did I respond to my inner critic today in a way that honored both safety and growth?

DAY 4

Principle for Reflection: Healing self-sabotage involves recognition of patterns, compassion for their protective origins, and conscious redirection toward responses that honor your full capacity.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
  2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: What self-sabotage pattern did I consciously redirect today toward a more growth-supporting response?

DAY 5

Principle for Reflection: You are safe enough now to be seen, capable enough now to take risks, and worthy enough now to receive success, your environment and capacity support growth.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
  2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: Where did I act from my current safety and capacity today rather than from old protective limitations?

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