Healing is a journey that often involves deep emotional and spiritual introspection. In the midst of this process, many people struggle with feelings of shame and guilt. These emotions can be ...

What is shame? Feeling shame can be a deeply painful experience, particularly because shame is an underlying and pervasive belief that we are fundamentally inadequate, defective, and unacceptable—that ...

“Shame is the lie someone told you about yourself.” —Anais Nin (attributed) Several months ago, I wrote a blog post about how self-compassion can heal the shame of childhood wounds. I received many ...

Content warning: mentions of suicide. Despite extensive societal efforts aimed at addressing mental health issues, an alarming rise in depression and suicide rates persists. In the United States, the ...

Though often deemed “one of the most powerful, painful” emotions, shame “used in the right way” can “be valuable medicine,” according to this illuminating outing from Lyon (The Bret Lyon Personal ...

Healing from sexual abuse involves addressing trauma, building a support network, and empowering oneself. Sexual abuse can leave behind physical wounds and emotional and psychological scars that can ...

A handbook to disempower the trauma standing between individuals and their financial wellbeing The Trauma of Money: Mapping Compassionate Pathways to Healing Financial Trauma and Disempowering ...

Too many dental patients may be self-conscious about their appearance, and that dental shame appears to keep them from seeking timely dental care, according to a University of Exeter in the U.K. news ...

Shame is a topic not easily talked about. And that is why I feel enthusiastic about writing about it. That’s my thing — discussing and writing about topics that we often hold at arm’s length and don’t ...

Welcome to Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist. Want to ask Matt a question that could be tackled in a future column? Click here. Now, onto this week’s topic. I’ve been thinking a lot about how ...