A few words on Instagram…

I’m grateful for the short season where it served as a place for me to be vulnerable and start the journey to shifting my relationship to shame. I also strongly feel it’s not a safe place and therefore I’m going to be very specific and intentional with how I use it.

I will share info on events in my stories and posts. I will use stories to ask specific questions and take polls. I will not respond to DMs or comments on posts. For communication please email serine@shiftfromshame.com.

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