Shame Widget
Shedding Shame, the Dreadful Emotion
Every single person caries this dreadful emotion. Shame. It is the underpinning of almost all distress, almost all emotional issues, almost all reluctance to fully claim your life. Knowing this, then you know that there is something you can do about it. Shame is what holds us back from self care, from discovering who we […]
Everyday Shaming Interferes With Attachment
You know about horrible emotional shaming, right? Things like, you are such an idiot, who do you think you are? You are ugly, stupid, inconsiderate, and I wish you were never born. Of course you wouldn’t want to attach to someone who addresses you like that. But what about all that shaming going on all […]
Women Shame Men And We Can’t See It!
Women shame men, and it is woven so completely into our culture that few can see the subtle examples. Commercials put men down and build up women, as she comments on how stupid he is being. When writing a chapter in Create New Love: How Men and Women can Prepare for a Lasting Relationship, I […]
When We Say, “All They Want is Sex,” We Harm Men
It is generally believed that men need lots of sex, that they think about it all the time, that they value looking at sexy women, and divide women into body parts. They are seen as dirty, lustful and inappropriate. Then they are criticized for being this way. Men are defined as sexually shameful. Purely by […]