Softening The Self Blame

In this lesson, we’ll look at what lies behind self-blame and what triggers this defense mechanism. You’ll also practice noticing which sensations arise in your body when self-blame is activated and journaling about them, because awareness is the first step toward softening the pattern of self-blame.

In this lesson, you will learn how researchers have defined shame and how it plays such an important role in self-blaming stories. You will also go into a meditation and journaling exercise that will bring clarity to the stories the self-blaming voices create.

In today's lesson, you will not go into the self-blaming story. Instead, through a meditation practice, you will create a positive self-reference that you can bring forward when self-blame arises, remembering all that you are.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how self-blame can actually get in the way of taking responsibility and repairing or tending to what needs attention. You’ll also learn four practical steps to help you step out of the self-blame trap and see the situation with greater clarity and in closer alignment with what is true.

In this final lesson together, we’ll explore self-trust as something that doesn’t require you to be perfect or never make mistakes. Our final meditation practice will give you a simple and powerful tool to continue cultivating self-trust in your everyday life.