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Speaking to Shame

The safe place to identify your shame, call it by its name, and ditch it cuz it's lame.The place where we answer the question "Who was I before the world and shame said I wasn't enough?" The place where we talk about the heartbreaking and unfair, because the joy and the healing are worth that fight. The place where you can set down the heavy burden of the shame that never belonged to you.🧡

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Speaking to Shame

Clean That Mess Up— with KC Davis

April 08, 2022 • Emily Stearman/ KC Davis • Season 1 • Episode 21

"Dear Diary, today I spoke with one of my heroes, KC Davis."

That's how I'd tell my diary that LPC, TikTok creator, author and founder of Struggle Care, KC Davis, was on my podcast.

I was drowning in shame and anxiety at the start of the pandemic. Everywhere I looked were diapers, unfinished tasks, and reminders that I no longer had it in me to fake it. Even if it made me a lazy, gross person (IT DID NOT EVER), I couldn't muster up the energy or focus to have a "clean" home anymore.

Cue KC Davis, or Domesticblisters on TikTok. KC was a mom, licensed professional counselor, and human being with her own experiences with mental health impacting care tasks.

She quickly became a favorite follow of mine. I was regularly sending her videos to family and friends, going “SHE GETS IT.”

Because she DOES. She understands the underlying shame surrounding our output, the state of our homes, the state of our physical bodies, and speaks to the unfair ways in which labor is so often divided up in households.

She’s been featured in places like Momtastic, UPworthy, The Washington Post, is an Amazon Bestselling Author, and has created an informed, educational place for people who feel like they’re drowning.

StruggleCare has become a way in which countless people have worked through shame to find self-kindness and functionality. I’m beyond amazed that I got to sit down with her and speak to the shame around care tasks and surviving with less shame.

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Added August of 2022: WOW. Speaking to Shame has GROWN! I am floored and humbled and weepy. What a journey this has been! As the podcast grows, so too do my abilities to share incredible stories and people with you. As my time investments increase, so does my need for support. If Speaking to Shame has ever helped you feel seen, I’d be honored if you donated ANY amount to the show. Here’s to continued healing. 🧡
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