The Difference Between Blame and Accountability

The Deep Resilience Project · 2023-07-03

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Assigning blame is a natural response when we face adversity, hurt or disappointment. According to research professor, author and speaker Brené Brown, it’s how we discharge anger, discomfort and pain. While pointing the finger might be easy or even our first instinct when we feel wronged, its inverse relationship with accountability is fundamentally disempowering, serving to undermine our resolve to create change, both within and without, and leaving us stuck in negativity and anger.

In this episode of Mentally Stronger, I invite you to let go of the blame game and reclaim your personal responsibility and, in doing so, your power. By grounding yourself in presence, compassion, integrity and acceptance, you can break the cycle of attack and defence and instead promote personal growth, inner peace, and stronger communication and relationships.

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The Deep Resilience Project

The Deep Resilience Project explores how to live from wisdom in tumultuous times. Helping us step out of reactivity and stress and into clarity, calm, courage, and our deepest inner strength, even when life gets hard.

Hosted by bestselling author, mindfulness teacher, and co-founder of Mindfulness.com, Melli O’Brien, this podcast explores resilience as more than coping or pushing through. It’s about learning how to live from the deepest intelligence within the human spirit. The part of us that stays steady, compassionate, and wise in the face of challenge.

Each week includes:

Tuesdays: Tiny Acts of Freedom
A short transformative teaching + a practical tool to use in daily life

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Guided meditations to unwind stress and reconnect with inner wisdom and strength
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