The End of Hiding

releasing the self-image formed by shame

I begin with . . .

I release any reason or belief to feel shame towards myself.

Then I listen:

Shame is more than a feeling—it’s a shutdown.

Shame convinces me I am unworthy and must hide the deepest parts of myself.

But that belief didn’t start with me.

So much of what I feel shame about came from stories told outside of me, absorbed before I could question their truth.

To carry shame is to live in exile from my own wholeness.

Shame holds me in the shadows of what I was told I lacked.

But I don’t have to keep carrying someone else’s story.

I can release the idea that I must shrink in order to belong.

When I breathe out these falsehoods, I begin to breathe in my own power.

I step into a self-image no longer buried in inadequacy—but in truth.

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Questions for my Akashic Records:

1. What story have I believed that keeps me feeling inadequate?

2. Where did I learn to feel shame about myself?

3. What am I ready to release so I can see the best of me?

4. How has shame blocked my ability to become more fully myself?

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What Becomes Clear:

When I release shame, I reclaim the right to live as my whole self—without apology.

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This Akashic Records practice comes from Cheryl’s workbook:

Restoring Wholeness:

10 Akashic Records Practices to Remember the You that was Never Broken

Available in Cheryl’s Bookstore

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