84. 10 Things I Learned About Shame and the Spirals It Creates

Shame is one of the most powerful forces keeping us stuck, small, and disconnected from who we really are. In this episode, Allison breaks down the facts about shame, what a shame spiral actually is, how it forms in the body before the mind ever gets involved, and why shame feels so true, urgent, and necessary even when it isn’t factual. You’ll learn why some people collapse inward while others project outward, how shame disconnects you from your highest-level thinking, and why most shame spirals don’t actually resolve, they just get interrupted. Most importantly, Allison shares The Return of You™ method, the process she uses personally and with clients to neutralize shame, restore safety in the body, and return to aligned action without fixing, forcing, or abandoning yourself. This episode is for anyone who knows they are capable of more, but keeps getting pulled off course by patterns they don’t fully understand yet. You Get To Decide: Teachings + Practice Room: Starting January 8th, I’ll be hosting a live weekly teaching and practice every Thursday at 12:00 PM Eastern, based on that week’s podcast episode. This is a space to learn, practice, and integrate the work in real time. You can participate, get coached, or simply listen. Register once to attend any session: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/P7np1CejQXCV6Ci3HI_N5w If you want to take this work deeper with my support, you can book a consultation HERE: https://calendly.com/allisongschedule/claritycall Sign up for my newsletter here: https://allisongallagher.myflodesk.com/signup Shop the store here: https://www.allisongallagher.com/resources And don’t forget...if you send a screenshot of your podcast review to [email protected], I’ll gift you my powerful Anxiousness Meditation for free! Instagram: www.instagram.com/yourcoachallisongallagher