We cannot shame ourselves into change

The Awkward, Brave, and Kind Edit exists to amplify the voices, experiences, and stories of people who are choosing to be brave with their lives and their work.

When we see a pattern of people and results in our lives, it’s because we haven’t changed. It’s because we haven’t owned and taken responsibility for the results, so we stay a victim of the circumstances. • If you want a great life, choose your way towards it. If you want to honor your past and the previous version of you who effed up, change. The shame and guilt we feel for a previous life can be transmuted by becoming the type of person who honors the wisdom innate in all life experiences…

The act of shaming is an act of delay. When we shame ourselves we are working against expression and release. We are freezing our growth and development. We are holding onto energy that is no longer needed, creating trauma within the body, which can cause an array of ailments. To shame yourself into health is impossible. Our thoughts are our reality, we have the power to change it. When we choose to shame ourselves we are choosing a life of stagnation and suffering. Shaming ourselves for…