Shame, Shame, Shame
Shame often distorts self-perception and disrupts meaningful connection, making it difficult for people to fully engage with life. My exploration of shame began more than two decades ago.
Kristina Harter, PhD · September 2024
Coping with Emotional & Psychological Pain
I’ve often been taken aback by how people resist the very support they desperately need and deserve. These emotions can make people want to retreat from the world.
Kristina Harter, PhD · June 2024
The Valley of Shame
Shame is a deeply held understanding that one’s failings are the natural outcome of being a failure. Where guilt says "I blew it this time," shame declares, "Because that’s what failures do."
Adeline Dettor, LICSW · June 2024
"Anti-Hero" is my Hero
Taylor Swift drops a new album and she’s spreading something that I, as a therapist, deeply appreciate: validation.
Brittany Sterling, PhD · April 2023
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