Working with Shame

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

  1. Notice when shame is coming up in the moment so you can work with it
  2. Notice when you are consciously or unconsciously shaming another
  3. Notice what is calling your attention to work with

Thanks for coming!
Lisa

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