For those who were in the Releasing Shame practice tonight, here are the journal stems:
Journal – Clarifying Shame
I feel shame when…
I feel like I should be ashamed of myself when…
My method for shaming myself is…
How shame feels inside of me is…
I hang on to my shame by…
I feel like others should be ashamed of themselves when…
The way I shame others is…
My main strategy for avoiding shame is…
My shame is most likely to get triggered when…
What I feel ashamed about in my past is…
You can do some additional writing with these and the answers can help you
- Notice when shame is coming up in the moment so you can work with it
- Notice when you are consciously or unconsciously shaming another
- Notice what is calling your attention to work with
Thanks for coming!
Lisa