About this episode

In this episode, Dr. Christiane Schroeter discusses her struggles with sleep and the difference between shame and guilt in overcoming personal challenges.

For years I taught people how to reach their health goals... while quietly failing at one of my own. I barely slept five hours a night. Sometimes less. And I did not just notice it. I judged myself for it. Hard. Here I was, a leadership coach who teaches energy, focus, and wellbeing... and I could not get my own sleep under control. So the thought became "what's wrong with me?" That question is shame. And shame keeps you frozen. I tried everything. Resolutions. Resets. Morning routines. Mindset work. Every night I told myself tonight would be different. Every night it wasn't. Then something shifted. Not a dramatic move. A small one. Almost like a petite practice. I stopped asking who I was and started looking at what I was doing. That is the difference between shame and guilt. Shame says "I'm the problem." Guilt says "something I'm doing isn't working." One freezes you. The other gives you something to work with. Once I got honest, I got unstuck. In this episode: → Why shame keeps you looping, and how to catch it → The one question that moved me from shame to action → The real difference between guilt and shame → The small outside support that changed my sleep (no pressure, just…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Christiane Schroeter

Topics covered

• sleep
• shame
• guilt
• health goals
• wellbeing
• personal development

Keywords

• sleep
• shame
• guilt
• health
• wellbeing
• personal growth
• energy
• focus

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