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Faith and recovery

For people of faith. A 7-day course on the gap between belief and behavior, guilt vs. shame, forgiveness as practice, and discipline beyond white-knuckle willpo

7 days · ~14 min total · No account required

Day by day

  1. The Extra Weight. Spiritual shame adds a second layer: not just ‘I did something wrong’ but ‘I am wrong.’ This course meets you wherever you are.
  2. Guilt That Heals, Shame That Paralyzes. Guilt identifies a gap you can close. Shame says you are the gap. One heals. The other paralyzes.
  3. The Gap Between Belief and Behavior. Do not wait until you are clean to show up spiritually. Showing up imperfect is not hypocrisy, it is honesty.
  4. Forgiveness as Practice. Forgiveness is not a one-time event. It is a discipline you return to every time the shame cycle restarts.
  5. When Community Helps and When It Hurts. Good accountability offers presence without surveillance. If your community requires perfection as the price of admission, the problem is with the community.
  6. Spiritual Discipline vs. White-Knuckle Willpower. Willpower is a sprint that burns out. Spiritual discipline is a daily trail that reshapes you through showing up.
  7. Where Your Faith Meets Your Recovery. The question is not whether faith helps recovery. It is how to let it help without letting it become another source of shame.
Start here Day 1 · The Extra Weight

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