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Ep 35: Shame (Part 1) | Recognition — Why Feeling “Not Enough” Feels So True | Relish Podcast

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If you live with a quiet — or loud — sense that something is wrong with you, this episode is for you.

In Part 1 of the Relish Shame Series, Alyssia Sheikh explores Recognition: what shame actually is, how it develops, and why it feels less like a feeling and more like a fact. Drawing from neuroscience, developmental psychology, emotion science, mindfulness, and lived experience, this episode reframes shame not as a personal flaw — but as a nervous-system response shaped early in life around belonging and safety.

You’ll learn why shame is different from guilt, how early rupture and meaning-making give rise to the belief “it must be me,” and why shame shows up in the body before it ever becomes a thought. Alyssia introduces the concept of a personal “shame signature,” explains why shame fuels perfectionism and self-improvement cycles, and offers grounded steps for recognizing shame without bypassing or pathologizing it.

✨ In this episode, you’ll explore:
- Why shame feels like truth instead of emotion
- The difference between shame and guilt — and why it matters
- How unmet needs and early rupture shape shame
- Why shame lives in the body and nervous system
- How shame drives perfectionism, people-pleasing, and over-fixing
- Four practical steps to recognize shame when it arises

This episode lays the foundation for the series.
- Part 2 explores Separation — how shame fuses with identity and how mindfulness creates space.
- Part 3 explores Reclamation — what shame is often protecting and how to live from truth instead.

Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/wr7xn49y

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