In this workshop, you will get:
1) Module 1: Overview This module will orient you to the course, show you the steps to transform the shame that hinders your life, and leave you with a powerful practice to begin the process of dissolving shame.
2) Module 2: Transform Regret & Shame into Compassion In Module 2, we’ll discuss the root of shame in attachment wounds and develop an understanding of how shame forms in the body and manifests in our lives. Deirdre will share a story that completely shifted how she thinks about shame. And you will learn two compassion practices to begin dissolving shame in your own life.
3) Module 3: Transform Neediness into Secure Vulnerability Research shows that we need balance to contain and absorb the painful negative effects of shame on our psyche and body. The remedy for shame is to create a larger field of consciousness in which the shame can be absorbed. For those who have come from neglectful or abusive environments, this balance doesn’t come naturally, even when one’s heart longs for reassurance, warmth, kindness, and validation. Learn how to reframe neediness as a valuable - necessary - trait, and how to place one’s needs in a larger context to create a wider perspective and opportunity for healing.
4) Module 4: Transform Triggers into Inner Guidance As adults, our developmental needs are different than they were as children. Our grown-up task — to develop as a person — requires knowing our own self, exploring what we need internally first, and then finding healthy ways to get those needs met externally with others and with experiences that engage and nourish those needs. To fulfill those tasks, we need to develop our inner guidance. In this module, learn the essential practices to build a solid sense of self.
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Module 5:Transform Possibility into Reality In the final module, we explore how to develop choice points… new options and behaviors that dissolve the shame spiral. You’ll learn meditation, self-assessment, and experiential practices to widen your possibilities and develop new ways of being.- Get out of your head and live in a safe, secure body (without the lightening bolt of shame ruling you any more)
- Unravel shame memories without doubting yourself or feeling you’re not enough or unworthy of love, kindness and goodness
- Savor knowing you’re lovable even when others get upset or withdraw their approval
- Be seen and known, valued for your unique expression in the world, no longer shutting off contact, disappearing inside where no one can reach you anymore.
