The process of overcoming pain and shame involves shifting the perspective to see life's challenges as opportunities for growth and joy. By recognizing that all experiences serve the spirit, one gains more access to joy and stops fighting with life. Relaxing the body and allowing painful experiences to move through helps to release wounds and traumas, allowing natural energy of life, astonishment, joy, and wonder to flow. Overcoming shame involves understanding that the pain about the pain can be worse than the pain itself, and letting go of the stories that cause hurt and feelings of being alone. Ultimately, the choice lies between covering the entire world in leather to avoid pain or making oneself leather shoes, indicating the power to shape one's responses to life's challenges.
In the conversation that’s meant the most to Glennon, Abby, and Amanda – poet and spoken word artist, Andrea Gibson makes the bravest announcement we’ve ever heard. Andrea shares how to boundlessly, relentlessly love our lives by: paying attention to the only thing we can control; letting go of living in fear; and feeling less alone and terrified through it all.
CW: Discussion of suicidal ideation
About Andrea:
Andrea Gibson is one of the most celebrated and influential spoken word artists of our time. Best known for their live performances, Gibson has changed the landscape of what it means to attend a “poetry show”. Gibson’s poems center around LGBTQ issues, spirituality, feminism, mental health and the dismantling of oppressive social systems. Andrea is the author of seven books, most recently “You Better Be Lightning”.
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