Posts Tagged ‘vulnerability’
How to Reduce the Effects of Shame (Part 2)
This is the second article in a three-part series on reducing the effects of shame. In the first article, I described shame and shared a bit of shame’s effect on me. In this article I will explore how we have come to have so much shame. In the last one, I’ll help you discover ways…
Read MoreHow to Reduce the Effects of Shame (Part 1)
In this three-part series, I’m going to explain how you can reduce the effects of shame in your life. In this first article, I’ll describe shame and we’ll start exploring some of its debilitating effects on our lives. In the next article, we’ll take a look at how we came to have so much shame.…
Read MoreWhat is Your Relationship to Vulnerability?
I recently watched a TED Talk by Dr. Brene′ Brown, who has studied human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love – for many years. (Link to TED Talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html) She was most interested in the people in her studies who easily experienced connection and intimacy with others. What she discovered is that they have…
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