Overcoming Shame and Guilt for Personal Growth. We talk about how a common result of addiction, broken families, or trauma we've experienced growing up is either shame or guilt. Shame tells us we're broken, while guilt calls us to do better. We're encouraged not to let shame chain us to the past, but to use guilt as a compass for growth. Every mistake is a lesson, not a life sentence. When shame arises, we should defy it - we're defined by our courage, not our faults. The choice is ours to let s