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Did you know that shame plays a role in how we show up for ourselves and others?

We all have a shame narrative. Our shame story comes before we even realize what it is – when we are toddlers just learning how to navigate life. As we grow it becomes embedded in us because of the stories we hear and the stories we tell. And as adults, the degree to which we struggle to flourish is related to the degree in which we are not explicitly addressing those parts of our story where shame still exists.

I reached out to Dr. Curt Thompson to  discuss what it looks like to find freedom from the shame narrative we may or may not even realize we’ve been telling ourselves. Dr. Thompson is a board certified psychologist and founder of The Center for Being Known. He has made it his business to understand how interpersonal neurobiology and Christian spiritual formation work together, especially as it relates to shame. According to Dr. Thompson, our minds work as an orchestra with all of our interpersonal activities working in concert with each other. If we can learn how to understand the relationship we have with our stories, then we can also learn to:

  • Contextualize our shame stories
  • Direct the orchestra of our mind
  • Transform our shame narrative

The vast majority of our shame is generated in our own minds towards ourselves and we often feel as though we are locked into those shame stories. The good news is we have the power to change the narrative. We have agency over our stories.

In his book, The Soul of Shame, Dr. Curt Thompson digs into how we can take advantage of the way in which God created our brain to shape the way neurons fire and make new thought patterns. He intersects theology and psychology to develop practical ways for changing the shame paradigm that we play in our heads.  

We do not live in a neutral universe. The enemy has come to kill, steal, and destroy us. And he is using shame as a primary tool to accomplish his goal. My prayer is that after listening to this conversation you will find the strength to acknowledge your story and, if needed, relearn the pattern in your brain. It’s time to transform our shame with the coupling of renewed stories of the redemption we experience in real time. 

The shame you carry is hindering your progress.

It’s time to heal and express the beauty of your healing to the world.

Highlights from Today’s Episode

  • Contextualize our shame stories
  • Understand the orchestra of our mind
  • Transform our shame narrative

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Let’s Talk!

  1. Where in your life is shame leading the narrative you are speaking to yourself?
  2. Who is that one person you can invite into your shame story?
  3. How has shame kept you from pursuing the life God wants you to live?

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