Episode 103 – Joel Leon On The Gift of Self- Forgiveness
TL;DR | In this episode Stacy talks with the incredibly thoughtful Joel Leon about the importance of self-forgiveness, compassion and accountability as a tool of love and not shame.
Soooo, self- forgiveness, I KNOW.
I thought it was important to tackle….actually START this conversation (it definitely won’t be tackled in one day), because I believe this is a huge piece of the self-love pie. The world isn’t set up for self-love. The many avenues that the never- enough narrative has saturated every part of our lives from education to fashion to all social media apps prove that its easier to profit off of us never loving ourselves than to identify the truthful human experience of trial and error. You will make the wrong decision, period. You will say the wrong thing, that is a fact. You will tell yourself a story that is rooted in someone else’s insecurities because, life is like that sometimes. The question is, what are you going to do with all of this?
Over the past year, I took an even deeper dive into self-forgiveness and it felt impossible to do without guilt, shame, a lot of ridiculous self- talk, love, grace and time. Time was a big one. We forget to grant ourselves time but we hand it out to others without thinking. We are so quick to reprimand someone we love on their self-talk but rarely extend ourselves the same courtesy. I have a few theories on this (watch the episode to hear them).
But I will say this….Self- forgiveness is a journey — please don’t cut yourself out when it gets hard because all in all, you are allowed to be worthy. Not before you figure it out, not after…during. While you are still in the guilt, shame, lack of understanding, pain, and love, in the middle of all of it — YOU ARE STILL WORTHY.
SONG OF THE EPISODE | “This is Me from the Greatest Showman Soundtrack”
BOOK OF THE EPISODE | The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Watch the Video Interview
“The smaller the victory we acclaim for ourselves, the easier it is to be in a space of grace.”
EPISODE 103 REFLECTION QUESTION
QUESTION | What do I need to forgive myself for?
STACY’S REPLY
The last thing I forgave myself for was not allowing myself to seek and operating from limiting beliefs.
