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How to Forgive Yourself: Coping with Toxic Shame

We're coming off the back of mental health awareness month, and this focus on psychological wellness will trigger many of us to think about the things we're ashamed of. For some, this may even set off a shame spiral - a deep dive into everything you think is "wrong" with you and all those things you think make you not good enough as a person. This can lead to anxiety and depression, and without coping skills for this pain you can end up bitter, lost, and even suicidal. Treat yourself to a copy of Dan Munro’s new book “THE NAKED TRUTH: Using Powerful Honesty to Enhance Your Confidence, Connections and Integrity” https://www.brojo.org/pub/the-naked-truth-honesty-confidence-connections-integrity If you enjoyed this video, get access to more of BROJO’s content and dozens of confidence-building online courses by joining today. It’s FREE! Learn more here: https://www.brojo.org/join BROJO is an international self-improvement community run by coaches Dan Munro and Mike Wells. We are focused on how to build confidence through living with integrity and authenticity. We help Nice Guys discover their masculinity, and we focus on supporting people-pleasers of all types to build confidence, integrity, and deeply connected relationships. For more personal support, contact Dan & Mike directly with your questions [email protected], or complete an application for a FREE coaching session with a BROJO Coach: https://www.brojo.org/apply BROJO’s Top resources: The 3X Confidence and Authenticity Masterclass Program [Udemy course] A complete in-depth guide on how to build your confidence by being authentic and living with integrity, following Dan Munro’s secret 3X Confidence formula. https://www.udemy.com/course/3x-confidence-and-authenticity-masterclass-programme/?referralCode=E2E2809759BC30A64ED5 Overcome Your Fear of Rejection… Permanently [Udemy course] Say goodbye to fear of rejection, approach anxiety, and missing out on opportunities. This quick but thorough course will destroy your limiting beliefs around rejection. https://www.udemy.com/course/overcome-your-fear-of-rejection-permanently/?referralCode=A463BA253FFB91EC62FC The Legendary Life: Build the Motivation and Confidence to Create an Authentic Lifestyle [book] Dan’s first book covers a complete blueprint for designing your life in a way that matches your core values, showing you how to overcome fear, set and achieve powerful goals, and build your confidence without needing other people to like you. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TJFWJSS/ Nothing to Lose: Using Curiosity to Destroy Hesitation, Procrastination and Limiting Beliefs [book] A philosophical examination of the confident mindset, from a scientific and practical viewpoint. This book will help you decode confidence into a set of beliefs and behaviours that you can control. https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Lose-Hesitation-Procrastination-Confidence-ebook/dp/B01MRMJJPU/ Dan’s blog: https://www.theinspirationallifestyle.com/blog The BROJO Online podcast: https://soundcloud.com/thebrojo Mike’s blog: https://www.coachmike.live/ ----------------------- Shame is DEADLY! In order to be more confident, you must start to explore the concept of becoming shameless. Shame is created by dishonesty - hiding who you really are to please other people - and shame is also the opposite of confidence. Therefore, to reduce your anxiety and negative core beliefs about yourself, you must learn how to be honest more often: in other words, how to live with integrity. Many people resort to online therapy and bizarre "holistic" spiritual practices to engage in "inner child healing" and other measures to reduce their shame and try to feel good about who they are. While I understand the motivation for this search, most of it is simply trying to find a way out of just being more honest. Yes, it's scary to reveal who you really are to others, and to risk being judged, mocked, abused and abandoned. But living with integrity is a much more straightforward and effective treatment for shame and other mental health issues in the "not good enough" category. And what is integrity? Simply put, it's the practice of being as honest as possible, as often as possible. If you want to learn how to love yourself, it's really rather simple. You need to treat yourself like someone you love. What do you do with someone you love? You accept them for who they are - you let them be themselves. In other words, you give the permission and support they need to be more honest. So do the same for yourself: forgive yourself for your shameful truths by revealing them as powerfully as you can.

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