How Shame Is Quietly Controlling Your Life (And How to Break Free)

Is shame quietly running your life? In this powerful episode, Lauren Whiteurst and Adam Brooks explore how black-and-white thinking, perfectionism, and old belief systems can keep us stuck in cycles of guilt and burnout. They share personal stories, insights on balance and priorities, and how learning to live in the gray opens the door to grace, curiosity, and healing.

✨ Topics include:

• The difference between guilt and shame

• Why balance is an illusion

• Recognizing shame-based thinking

• Shifting from perfectionism to presence

• Embracing fluidity, joy, and self-compassion

This conversation is raw, real, and a loving reminder that you don’t have to do it all perfectly to be worthy. There’s freedom in the in-between.