Why Shame Isn’t Good for You

The teacher scowled down her nose at two seven year old boys. “You should be ashamed. Why don’t you look ashamed?” The smaller boy, who’d grow up and become my husband, tugged his ear, “I don’t know how to look ashamed.” Whether we know the look of shame or not,...

Shame

Have you been embarrassed recently? It can be uncomfortable. Sometimes, in hindsight, the experience can amuse us. However, there are types of embarrassments and humiliations that don’t bring us amusement, but rather destructive feelings and attitudes....

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