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Where Toxic Shame Comes from and How to Work Through It

By Crystal Raypole — 2020

Shame typically comes up when you look inward with a critical eye and evaluate yourself harshly, often for things you have little control over.

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Feeling Weighed Down by Regret? What Helps Me Let Go

If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.

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Nancy Candea
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As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Also Grapple with the Mental Toll of Activism

Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.

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Alex Smith
2021
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Former Therapist: VA Is Hurting Mental Health Care for Combat Veterans at Its Vet Centers

A former VA therapist says productivity pressure on counselors who treat veterans for mental health issues like PTSD is hurting the quality of care.

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Courtney Kube and Rich Gardella
2019
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Stories of Rejection from 8 of the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs and Leaders

These innovators share how they learned from their setbacks.

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Nina Zipkin
2018
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How Artists Work with Rejection, a Constant Part of the Arts World

What do actors, writers and other artists, and psychologists and therapists, say about this common experience of rejection–and how to better deal with it?

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Douglas Eby
2015
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‘I Allow Myself a Mini-Wallow’: How to Handle Rejection in the Arts

No matter how talented you are, if you work in the creative arts, you’ll likely experience rejection—whether it’s losing a job, or getting your ideas, art, funding applications, or pitches turned down.

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Abby Young-Powell
2018
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Rejection and Criticism for Creatives

Criticism and even rejection don’t just “make us stronger.” They actually can embolden our creative ideas and output. But how do you accept criticism and rejection in a positive way?

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Jeffrey Davis
2016
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Bouncing Back: 6 Stories of Triumph after Rejection

There are lessons that you can use in your own life to help you overcome what sometimes may seem as an insurmountable obstacle.

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Shawn Johal
2020
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How to Bounce Back from Rejection

Vying for a major promotion or new job, selling big ticket offerings, or pitching high-stakes ideas to your boss, are all potential places for significant rejection. But there are some strategies to help you overcome the tendency to internalize it and effectively channel your herculean grit.

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Ron Carucci
2020
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Shame and Countertransference

Sheila Rubin discusses her ideas on Healing Shame. Shame can bind with fear to create social anxiety. Shame can also bind with happiness, or get in the way of happiness.

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Sheila Rubin
2016
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