The Psychology of Shame

Are You Enslaving Yourself to Secrets?

Secrets…everyone has some, right? And, as long as you keep them locked away, as long as they don’t escape and end up in the wrong ears, they’re harmless, right? Well… You start by keeping a secret; but the bigger the secret (in other words, the more vigilantly you feel you

Shame: The Emotional Wrecking-Ball

Most of us can remember a circumstance in our life where we felt the sting of embarrassment or humiliation, those unwanted but common experiences that are part of growing up. For instance: Striking out at the little league game in front of family and friends; hearing about a classmate’s birthday