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31 Days (October), Faith, Grace, Personal Posted onOctober 11, 2015November 14, 2015

Believing grace

Yesterday I talked about grace. The challenge is to believe it. There’s something Jesus said: “Then they asked him, ‘What must we do to do […] Read More

31 Days (October), Faith, Grace, Personal, Shame, Vulnerability Posted onOctober 10, 2015November 14, 2015

Why Grace is a big deal to me

For any of you who have followed my blog for a while, you’ll know that grace is a big deal to me. It’s a very […] Read More

31 Days (October), Grace, Personal, Shame Posted onOctober 9, 2015November 14, 2015

My “aha” moment

I’ve written about watching Brene Brown’s TEDx talk on “The Power of Vulnerability”. This is the part that blew my mind: Wait what?!?!? They just […] Read More

31 Days (October), Personal, Shame Posted onOctober 6, 2015November 14, 2015

Shame Triggers

While the felt experience of shame is the same for men and women (Brene Brown calls it the “warm wash of shame”), what triggers shame […] Read More

31 Days (October), Personal, Shame Posted onOctober 5, 2015November 14, 2015

Shame & Pride – Two Sides of the Same Coin

There’s another comment I’ve heard as I’ve been talking about shame with others – pride is the opposite of shame. And along with that comment […] Read More

31 Days (October), Family, Personal, Shame Posted onOctober 4, 2015November 14, 2015

Debunking the myth that a little shame is good

Some people may argue that a little shame is good for modifying behaviour. I’ve certainly run into that attitude before. And I felt plenty of […] Read More

31 Days (October), Personal, Shame Posted onOctober 3, 2015November 14, 2015

What is Shame?

I’m taking a lot of what I write in this post from Brene Brown’s book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the […] Read More

31 Days (October), Personal, Shame Posted onOctober 2, 2015November 14, 2015

My Story, Part 2 – How the research has helped me

So I watched Brene Brown’s TED Talk on “The Power of Vulnerability” and it blew my mind. I might have thought before her talk that […] Read More

31 Days (October), Personal, Shame, Vulnerability Posted onOctober 1, 2015November 14, 2015

My Story, Part 1 – Why shame and vulnerability are such a big deal to me

So why do I want to talk about shame and vulnerability all the time? Because I know what it’s like to be ruled by shame. […] Read More

31 Days (October), Personal Posted onSeptember 29, 2015

Brushing off the blog…

Every time I decide to post something on my blog after completely ignoring it for months, I feel a pang of shame. Has it been […] Read More

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