When we understand the source of our own shame and how we perpetuate it in ourselves and others, we can take steps toward ...

Early emotional abandonment causes not only psychological emptiness and codependency, but also toxic, internalized shame, ...

Shame. For some people, it gets in the way of taking risks and living the life they dream of. For others, it keeps them ...

Over time, this pattern becomes internalized, and the child’s sense of self-worth is shaped by the caregiver’s unresolved shame rather than the child’s true value. The Internalization of ...

At the same time, shame is crucial to helping us to live together. Shame turns us into social beings, who have internalized the norms and rules of the community. To what extent shame benefits ...