The thing about shame is that it doesn’t come from inside — it comes from judgment and criticism from external sources.

When we are raised in environments that tell us we’re wrong for being who we are, for loving who we love, for expressing ourselves and our bodies in ways that are true to us, for not being who others want us to be, we often end up believing that something is in fact wrong with us.

We end up believing that we are faulty, less than, or unworthy in some capacity.

And this has a powerful impact on our lives.

This leaves us believing that we are deserving of “bad things” happening to us. This leaves us feeling like we don’t belong, like we’re not allowed to be ourselves, like we can’t be ourselves.

So, we learn to perfect ourselves. We learn to out-shine. We learn to over-perform. We learn to out-do in order to achieve worthiness. We think, “If I can just be pretty enough, sexy enough, handsome enough, smart enough, rich enough, ________, then I will be worthy.”

The thing is: those are unattainable goals. And that’s how shame protects itself.

The antidote to shame is being exactly who you are, right now. It’s about practicing authenticity. It’s about being real, honest, and genuine with yourself. It’s about coming home to yourself and remembering who the fuck you are.

This work is designed to help you do exactly that.