Forgiving yourself from guilt and shame: Step 6 of 7 Self-Love Mini Series.

Sometimes we feel guilty for something we participated in, enabled, or turned a blind eye to, and forgiving ourselves and getting over it can prove to be difficult. We may go into denial to suppress the guilt, but this only lead to self-loathing or self-neglect. When we carry guilt for so long, it turns into shame. Shame never serves any purpose to our higher level of consciousness or relationship with others or selves, and forgiving ourselves makes all the difference. It allows us to use guilt to open our eyes to a situation, figure out what is out of place and get some clarity from the other person's point of view so that we can start moving toward forgiveness and self-love.

Join the conversation with your host Bettina as she shares more about forgiving yourself, self-love, and the importance of forgiving yourself for various things, thoughts, words, and deeds. Learn how to get on a path that leads to self-forgiveness and live your life without the captivity of guilt and regret.

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:30] Intro and what in for you in today’s show

[01:33] When forgiving yourself and letting go becomes very difficult

[03:01] Living without the captivity of guilt and regret

[03:49] Forgiving yourself for what you did and did do for yourself

[04:19] David Hocking's research on “We all need an ego.”

[07:42] Brene Brown's perspective on how to unlearn guilt and shame

[08:34] Three steps to get on a path that leads to self-forgiveness

[13:38] Wrap up and end the show

Notable Quotes

• Guilt can be an emotion that initially helps us figure out something is out of place and wrong.
• We all need an ego because that is what gives us survival.
• Shame is as close as we can get to death while still alive.
• Guilt is a learned behavior from society, parents, and religion; it goes hand-in-hand with feeling underserved, unlovable, and worthless.
• You can't deal with what you can't feel.

Resources:

Information about Brené Brown

YouTube describing the levels of consciousness from Dr. Hawkins.

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