32: Shame Can Be Transformed - a podcast by Life Changing Services

“You should be ashamed of yourself!”
I remember hearing those words when I was a child. And oh, I was ashamed. I felt terrible. I knew I’d done wrong; I couldn’t fix things; and the shame I felt was excruciating.


Brene Brown, a researcher at Houston University, defines shame as “an intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging.”
When was the last time you did something that you regretted, and felt deeply embarrassed about it? Do you remember the feeling of shame?
Do you recall wishing you could just sink into the floor and disappear? Did it make you feel like you were less than everyone around you, or like you could never measure up?

In this episode, Karen Broadhead leads three life coaches in a discussion about a truly life-changing concept: Transforming Shame.
Yes, those demeaning feelings can be transformed. Jesus Christ offers us the Atonement because He knew we would make mistakes. We can feel sorrow at our mistakes, but Christ never shames us. As we acknowledge our weakness and His power, and accept His gift of forgiveness and empowerment, we can see those mistakes as stepping stones, and we can learn to come away from an embarrassing situation feeling confidently repentant, encouraged, and validated.
Join us and learn how!

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