This episode is for anyone still haunted by who they used to be.
For the moments you remember something you said, or didn’t say. Something you did, or didn’t do. The version of yourself who hurt someone, disappeared, froze, lied, coped in messy ways—and the loop of shame that still whispers, “You’re a bad person because of it.”
Today, I want to offer a different perspective: you are not a terrible person for doing things you’re not proud of. You are a human being. A human who’s learning. A human who’s growing. A human who’s at a place where they're ready to lay down the weight of old guilt and are choosing to rewrite the narrative ...
This conversation is a reckoning and a release. We’ll talk about how to shift from self-punishment to self-responsibility.
From shame into sovereignty.
From “I was wrong, so I must be bad” to “I was human, and I’m learning how to love that version of me too.”
I share my own experiences with guilt, ghosting, and how I am learning to see those moments not as the end—but as the beginning of a deeper becoming. We’ll end with one grounded tip and shadow work journal prompt to help you interrupt the self-critical spiral and reclaim your story in real time.
You are not too far gone. You are not irredeemable. You are not a villain in your own life ...
You are the alchemist. ׂ𓈒⋆ ۪
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