We all know that there are really selfish, uncaring, disrespectful, manipulative people out there. But we’re sure we’d recognize and avoid them. And they don’t exist in our circles of friends, relatives, acquaintances. Ok, well there is that one guy…. but he’s just a friend of a friend of someone’s cousin twice removed. […]
Posts with the shame tag
Recovery From Being Shamed, How Do You Start?
I was watching a video of Brene’ Brown the other day and she was talking about how to recover from being shamed. She mentioned three things she suggests to help. These are things I commonly tell friends, clients and myself. It’s nice to hear that someone with that much research background confirms that […]
Shame, Blame & Guilt – What’s The Difference?
Shame, Blame, and Guilt. We have all used, abused or been hijacked by these at some time. And they are often used correctly and incorrectly, interchanging them and projecting them on others. Maybe you’ve even been shamed and guilted into blaming yourself for someone else’s feelings or actions. It’s confusing – we blame […]