Aubrey Marcus
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
But there is also the higher self, the self that knows, that can say like, hey, get your shit together.
You're better than this.
And I love you so much.
I love you so much.
And that's not a contradiction.
It can be a paradox, which is like, hey, come on, buddy.
You can do better than this.
Like, I know you can.
And I love you so much.
I believe in you all the way.
And there's also a distinction between guilt and shame.
Guilt is the acknowledgement that you could have done something better.
Shame is feeling like you are fundamentally bad.
that there's something fundamentally wrong with you.
And guilt can be healthy.
Like, damn.
I could really have done that better.
Okay, next time I'll do it better.
But not like I'm broken.
I'm so fucked up that I'm beyond, I'm unredeemable.