she persisted | mental health, self-care, psychology, gen z, dbt, depression, anxiety, healing
224. stop ‘shoulding’ + shaming yourself
26 Jun 2025
#224 in this week’s solo episode, i open up about the mental health struggle i’ve recently been having and how i’ve developed a ‘should’ mentality around it. i explain how when we constantly tell ourselves we ‘should’ be a certain way with our mental health, we’re actually creating shame and stopping ourselves from living our best lives.in this episode, i break down how we can all stop ‘shoulding’ and shaming ourselves and instead create actionable changes in our lives. i talk about:• how i caught myself using a ‘should’ mentality• self-shame + how it gets in the way of our goals• the psychology behind why we experience shame• DBT skills to use when we’re feeling shame• taking accountability when we’re acting out of shame• guilt vs. shame + why that difference matters• forgiving ourselves for what’s causing us shame• moving forward from ‘shoulding’ + shamementioned:• DBT handout on shame• DBT skills for shame• name it to tame it (message me!)☕ giveaway! want coffee on me? every month, i gift one listener a starbucks gift card to enter:1. leave a review on apple or spotify2. dm me a screenshot on instagram📲 bonus entries for story or tiktok [email protected]@shepersistedpodcast.com © 2020 SHE PERSISTED LLC. all rights reserved.
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