179. Why You Feel Guilty Every Time Someone Offers to Help | 5 Min Journal Prompts
Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing · Samantha Hawley | Inspired by Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Marie Forleo, Hillary Kerr, Mel Robbins
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Show Notes
You know that feeling when someone offers to help and instead of relief, you feel... guilty? Like you should be able to handle it all yourself?
If you've been telling yourself "I should be grateful they offered but I just can't accept it," this journaling session is for you.
In this 5-minute episode, we're diving into what's really behind that guilt - and spoiler alert, it's not about being ungrateful. It's about the stories you've been telling yourself about what it means to need help.
What We're Journaling Through:
- Your perfect "receiving day" and why it feels impossible
- The guilty voice that shows up every time help is offered
- What you're really afraid people will think if you actually say yes
- A tiny practice to start receiving without earning it first
The 3 Strategic Prompts:
- When I think about my perfect receiving day, what am I afraid would happen if I took a whole day to receive?
- What is the voice in your head that stops you from accepting help? What does she sound like?
- If you gave yourself permission to receive help without earning it, what are you most afraid people would think?
This builds on Tuesday's episode about receiving and your nervous system - definitely go listen to that one after this if you haven't already.
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Resources Mentioned & Ways to Work with Sam:
Since this episode aired, some of the offers I mentioned have evolved (or retired entirely!); what I do now goes even deeper.
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