When Shame Starts Young: Faith, Identity & Healing

Recently, a post from Dallas the Stylist stopped me in my tracks.It was raw. Honest. And for a lot of us… familiar.In this episode of the You Are Dope Podcast, Dallas opens up about growing up with shame, feeling like something was wrong with him, and trying to earn acceptance through perfection. What started as survival eventually turned into a deeper journey of healing and learning to love himself.We’re also joined by Josh Noblitt—an ordained minister, licensed marriage and family therapist, and certified sex therapist—who helps unpack how shame begins in childhood, how it shows up in adulthood, and what it actually takes to heal from it.This isn’t just Dallas’s story.It’s a conversation about the many ways people grow up feeling “not enough”… and what it looks like to finally break that pattern.We talk about: childhood shame and emotional wounds  conditional love and identity  perfectionism as protection  faith, religion, and healing  separating God from harmful messaging  what it means to truly accept yourself If you’ve ever felt like you had to perform to be loved… this one is for you.🎙 You Are Dope Podcast — real conversations about growth, healing, and becoming who you actually are.#Healing #SelfWorth #Shame #MentalHealth #Faith #PersonalGrowth #Relationships #YouAreDopePodcast #Growth #RealConversations