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FindCenterOur society doesn’t promote self-acceptance and it never will. First of all, self-acceptance doesn’t sell products. Capitalism would fall if we liked ourselves the way we are now. Also, people who feel shamed and inadequate themselves tend to pass it on.

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Harriet Lerner
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FindCenter. . . At some point in a woman’s life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she is free to become whoever she truly is.

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Elizabeth Gilbert
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FindCenterIf there is any one thing that can hold us back, it is our own self-loathing. If we move through our lives ashamed of ourselves, it is very difficult to imagine and believe in our highest possibilities. Unfortunately we often don’t know how much shame we carry.

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Jeff Brown
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FindCenterIn the quest for self control, the usual weapons we wield against ourselves—guilt, stress, and shame—don’t work. People who have the greatest self-control aren’t waging self-war. They have learned to accept and integrate these competing selves.

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Kelly McGonigal
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