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Techniques to work with shame, guilt, and fear

Shame, guilt, and fear are powerful emotions that can weigh us down. Often they carry a message - especially fear and anxiety. But once we have received the message, there are effective techniques to release them.

Releasing Shame
Shame often stems from feeling unworthy or inadequate. It is also often the trickiest emotion as it makes us feel like we are - the only one - who has done something wrong or been in that position. Techniques like journaling sometimes can help externalise shame, allowing you to identify its sources and challenge negative self-beliefs.

Releasing Guilt
Guilt arises from feeling responsible for wrongdoing. Also a big emotion that we tend to shrug under the rug and it may take time and a lot of self-compassion to tap into and work through. 

Releasing Fear
Fear often comes up when something truly matters to us. It tells us that something important is at stake. Mindfulness meditation and exposure therapy have been used as two of the most common techniques.

In the context of health & wellbeing coaching, we do not go as deep as in therapy sessions, but it is yet to work through these emotions as they are often the roadblocks to creating a lasting change.

Hm. Actually, my emotional state is the main thing I want to change.
           Yes, this is part of changing our life for the better.