Letting go of shame

I’d like to share a beautiful piece about letting go of the stuck energy that shame creates in the body, in our relationships and in our hearts. The author, Garet Bedrosian, is a student in my Writing and Publishing Class.

As Katie sat on the sofa in my office, she dropped her head and said she needed to tell me something she’d never told anyone before. Katie’s bowed head and collapsed torso told me she was struggling with something about which she felt shame and possibly regret. She was energetically holding against emotional pain therefore causing physical constrictions. This chronic constriction was depleting her vitality.

I waited quietly and held a space of compassion while she found the courage to speak the unspeakable. The next words out of Katie’s mouth were, “I had an abortion. I am so ashamed and I think God is punishing me by not letting me get pregnant now.”

Read the full article: Freeing Your Energy For Love

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