The Hidden Ways Shame Shapes Your Life | Jeff Golden (Bonus Episode)

Shame has a way of convincing us that we're too much, not enough, or somehow fundamentally flawed. Often, it operates quietly beneath the surface, shaping the way we think, relate to others, and move through the world without us even realizing it.

Joining the show for the second time is author and teacher, Jeff Golden to explore the hidden ways shame influences our lives and how we can begin to loosen its grip. Drawing from his book, Reclaiming the Sacred, Jeff explains why love, wonder, and presence aren't qualities we have to earn - they're already within us. The real work, he suggests, is identifying the barriers that keep us from experiencing them.

Together, they discuss how shame often takes root in childhood, the messages reinforced by culture and social media, and the behaviors that can signal shame is at work beneath the surface.

Links Discussed in This Episode |

• Checkout the podcast storefront for recommendations from Diane.
• Subscribe to the Minimalist Moms Youtube Channel
• Previous Episode: Beyond the Pursuit of Happiness | Jeff Golden (EP10)
• Connect with Jeff
• Website
• Book: Reclaiming the Sacred: Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World

About Jeff |

Jeff Golden, M.Ed., was awarded the Grand Prize at the Nautilus Book Awards for his landmark book, Reclaiming the Sacred, Healing Our Relationships with Ourselves and the World, which was was also named Best Environmental Book of 2023 by IndieReader.

Jeff has written and taught about these topics for over thirty years, most recently as a scholar-in-residence at Vassar College. His online course on Reclaiming the Sacred has been transforming people’s lives for nearly a decade (“Like stepping into a whole new world of acceptance and love and growth”).

Jeff was a Fulbright Scholar in sustainable development and was awarded the State Department’s Millennium International Volunteer Award. He has headed several nonprofits dedicated to the environment, education, and social justice, and has worked with numerous Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

A native of Idaho, Jeff resides in the Mohicanituk Valley in New York, with his children, the river, and the stars.

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