EP 259: Transforming Shame Into Service with Melissa

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This call is about transforming shame, celebrating your gifts, and sharing them with others. Today’s caller, Melissa, is building a health coaching business and wants to embrace her purpose whole-heartedly but is holding back her light because of self-judgment and shame. We discuss things she can do to focus her energy on getting the things she wants from life as she serves others with her personal experience.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[For show notes go here:</span> <a href="http://christinehassler.com/episode-259"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christinehassler.com/episode259</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">]</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Many people feel physical shame in some way. It can cause us to wear masks and deprive us of joy and self-expression. And, usually the thing we are most self-conscious about people don't even notice or think about as much as we do. If they do notice, they often don’t evaluate us because of it. I’ve never formed an opinion on someone because of their physical characteristics, and honestly, if someone does form an opinion about you because of something completely superficial, do you really want that person in your life?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why are you fighting for approval from people you don’t really like? We give our power away when we seek the approval of others.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can be too judgmental of other people, mostly because we are too judgmental of ourselves. If you want to put yourself out there in whatever way you feel called to do it, please do. You are needed. We need more people who have the consciousness of light and love being loud in the world. Too many people have loud voices that shouldn’t have a microphone. So, get your voice out there.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stop letting fear of rejection and fear of judgment hold you back. Not everyone is going to l