12. Making Sense Of... Shame

In this episode we discuss that most difficult and painful of feelings, shame. Shame is so difficult to express and talk about because, by its very nature, it is a set of feelings that must be hidden at all cost.

Shame can have a devastating impact on our lives. We might use drugs and alcohol or sex to try and run away or avoid the feeling of self-hatred...only to feel worse about ourselves afterwards. We might struggle to let others be close to us because we fear they would be repulsed if they really knew us....

Shame is such a unique and tricky feeling because there is actually shame about feeling shame.