overcomingshame

"If shame feeds off of loneliness and convincing you that you’re the only one - and that’s taken away - then shame gets taken away. In place of shame comes acceptance, power and the ability to move forward through what it is you’re going through." - Ashley LeMieux

Today you will get to hear from Ashley Lemieux. She is the founder and CEO of The Shine Project. Her brand new book, I Am Here, is out today! Her company, The Shine Project, is an online community for women that helps them find support, resources, motivation, and encouragement to triumph over the challenges in their lives.

In this conversation, Danielle and Ashley talk about I Am Here and her painful experience of losing her two children in a contested adoption and then the loss of her rainbow baby and almost her own life.

In this conversation you will also hear about:

- Feeling alone because of shame
- How to break open the shame to learn that you’re not alone
- Ashley's experience with sepsis the week COVID shut hospitals down
- The five questions she asks herself everyday 
- How pain is not part of your identity 

CONNECT WITH ASHLEY:

Buy I Am Here

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CONNECT WITH DANIELLE:

Buy the HIP Habits Workbook

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Wynter Pattesron is on a mission to help others find self-love and healing. She’s also an entrepreneur, talk show host, author and cast member on the OWN Network show “Ready to Love.” She shares her powerful story of overcoming the shame that kept her from sharing her story, and she offers a behind-the-scenes look at her experience on “Ready to Love.” In our coaches corner, you’ll also hear from Onawa Miller, a trauma recovery and health coach who owns Abound Health and Wholeness Services.

Highlights:

• 00:03:40 - Wynter’s passion for spreading self-love
• 00:08:32 - Overcoming the shame of sharing your story
• 00:18:28 - Ministering outside of the church
• 00:27:15 - Wynter’s experience on “Ready to Love”
• 00:46:23 - Coaches Corner: Healing from Trauma with Onawa Miller
• 00:52:10 - Types of trauma
• 00:55:25 - Listening to your body
• 01:02:22 - Onawa’s own story of healing from trauma

Resources:

• You can learn more about Joy Sutton and She Shines Academy here
• Contact Monica Brooks for voiceover talent at K92monicabrooks@gmail.com or (540) 293-2008
• Learn more about Wynter Patterson here
• Abound Health and Wholeness Services