the unshame your story curriculum (4-week to 12-months)

We will get to know ourselves by discussing our true desires and what we would like to unshame throughout this series. What would it look like to live a life without shame? We will also discuss boundaries and how to take care of yourself during this program.

Most of us don't choose our name. What is our relationship to our name and its meaning? How would we truly like to name ourselves?

What are the ways in which we shame our truest selves?

We all deal with different struggles in our lives and we adapt and react in certain ways. We may feel shame for having a stronger reaction to an event than someone else. This is valid and normal. It helps shape our story and find out more about who we really are. We will go into these struggles in a safe way and connect to others to know that we are not alone.

Negative thoughts plague all of us. We can be so hard on ourselves and then beat ourselves up for it. This creates a cycle where we expect our thoughts to be kind and end up frustrated. We will discuss how negative thoughts affect us and hold us back. When we can accept the thoughts, we can move through them without giving them power.

Sex, wealth, love, leisure, and food are often seen as things we should control. When we deprive ourselves of our basic primal needs and true desires, we become dissatisfied with our lives because we are usually trying to live it for others. We will practice letting go of the shame around desire and let ourselves feel it. We will also learn more about what desires need to be fulfilled right away and which ones need to stay for longer.

We will focus on letting go of anything else that does not serve us. We will make a promise to ourselves to cut off any ties to anything toxic. We will also share some of our stories and close with a fun celebration! You did it!