Processing shame on and off the trail, Leah Chambers LPC

It can be hard to imagine your therapist as a real person with vulnerabilities, insecurities, and their own shame and traumas. But we are in fact very human, and often our own struggles that lead us to becoming therapists. This week we get vulnerable on the podcast and are joined by Leah Chambers, LPC and fellow ex wilderness therapist, artist, writer, daughter, partner, friend. Leah is passionate about rewriting our shame narratives and becoming the hero of our own story. She opens up about her personal shame story rooted in past relationship infidelity and shares more about the difficult, scary, but incredibly rewarding aspects of doing the healing work.  In this episode we explore: What is Shame and why is it so important to understand. We can put a “band-aid” on shame, but the roots of healing lie in our wounds and/or traumas Shame is a relational wound and must also be healed within relationship. Engaging in intentional therapeutic work with or without a therapist can help us in creating new narratives and physically rewiring our brains for new neural pathways and patterns of thinking. For more information or to get in touch with Leah, email her at: [email protected]  You can learn more about the hosts ⁠Kristen Ales, LPC⁠, and ⁠Kristin Mathes, LCSW⁠ by visiting their websites. This show is brought to you by: The Wilder Wellness Intuitive Eating online course is a self-paced program that will help you heal your relationship with food and your body. This 10-module course will help you stop obsessing over food so you can reclaim your time and mental clarity, take charge of how you take care of yourself, and begin to take steps toward finding food freedom. ⁠Learn more and sign up here.⁠