Do you feel like you’re not good enough? You’re not alone.
Love Not Shame is a blog for anyone who feels not good enough, inadequate, insecure or worthless. These are all signs of shame and are linked to trauma too. Whatever your story, you belong here.
FREE course – create your personal plan to heal from shame

On this free, 7-session course you will learn:
- Ways shame can show up (and more importantly, how it shows up for YOU)
- How to recognise behaviours that are rooted in shame
- How to spot what zone you’re in (safe, challenged or overwhelmed)
- Which tools to use in which zone
- Longer-term strategies to help you heal
In addition, you will be able to:
- Build a unique-to-you healing plan that you can refer to time and time again
I’m Helen, and I know what it’s like to not feel good enough
I help people living with shame to:
My approach to healing from toxic shame
Shame (and trauma) can live deep within the core of our beings. It doesn’t just affect our minds but the whole of us – mental, physical, spiritual, emotional.
That’s why I take a unique, holistic approach – blending body-based healing with self-compassion, self-reflection, spiritual practices and peer support.
You can learn my approach in my FREE Course.

My blog about living with toxic shame and trauma
Read the latest blog posts here:
Shame, emotional pain and invalidation
Does shame affect emotional pain and vice versa? How does it feel to have your…
What if it’s true that I’m just not good enough?
What if it’s true that I’m just not good enough is a question that I’ve…
Can yoga help you love your body? My story
Doing yoga used to hurt my body but now I both practice and teach in…
Self-objectification, internalised misogyny and shame
Misogyny and objectification cause harm. But what happens when we turn the objectification and misogyny…
Could your habits be rooted in emotions like shame?
Have you ever considered why you do the things you do – whether that’s habits,…
How well do you love yourself?
Self-love can be a polarising topic. In this post I explain why I think some…