In 2017, I was lucky enough to attend the first mindful self-compassion (MSC) teacher training in Australia. During the course, MSC pioneer Chris Germer explained that shame stems from our most innocent of needs; the need to be loved and accepted. I’m not the first to note the irony, that the most innocent, universal andContinue reading “Shame and connection”
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Book review: I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) – Brené Brown
I first came across Brené Brown’s research into shame resilience and living wholeheartedly while reading this interview. At the time, I felt the enormous weight of my own shame and, because I didn’t understand it, the more I tried to move away from it the more pronounced it became. Reading the interview was like aContinue reading “Book review: I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn’t) – Brené Brown”
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