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Exploring difficult emotions and experiences may be the key to loosening their hold over us. Try this 10-minute mindfulness practice from Patricia Rockman, MD.
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Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.
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Many equate self-discipline with living a good, moral life, which ends up creating a lot of shame when we fail. There’s a better way to build lasting, solid self-discipline in your life.
The Black community is more inclined to say that mental illness is associated with shame and embarrassment. Individuals and families in the Black community are also more likely to hide the illness.
Despite a culture organizing to oppose shaming, it remains inevitable. But it doesn’t have to ruin lives.
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Shame typically comes up when you look inward with a critical eye and evaluate yourself harshly, often for things you have little control over.
Our topic is the sometimes difficult but always rewarding path from shame to worth. In this article, we will look at where shame comes from, in human evolutionary history, and in personal development.