Shame and the Self-Help Industry

#selfhelp #selfimprovement #shame

Are you obsessed with self-improvement? I’ve been thinking lately about how self-help culture often centers shame, as well as how that can translate to how we hold people in our own lives accountable. Here’s an episode of “Plot Twist, Please” about that very thing!

0:03 - Shame and Self-improvement

0:48 - New listeners!

1:43 - Why Public Internet Shame Works

5:47 - Capitalism & Communty Are Enemies But Also On The Same Team Sometimes? 7:37 - Is People-Pleasing Manipulative?

15:18 - Power Dynamics and People-Pleasing

17:19 - Self-help and Privilege

20:53 - The Baseball Game Bullies and “Bad People”

**VOCAB**

capitalism

manipulation

media literacy

people pleasing

binary

influencer culture

internet psychology

privilege

personal growth coach

toxic positivity

What is shame?

http://www.trieft.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/01/Taking_Stock_Shame_Lit_2003_Mills.pdf

Danger of Centering Shame

https://humanparts.medium.com/the-personal-growth-world-needs-to-stop-ignoring-its-privilege-928530103560

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WHO EVEN AM I? My name is Chamaya and I'm a content creator who is passionate about creating an emotionally healthy, more empathetic world with a touch of creativity. I’m black, autistic, and goofy. Follow my personal Instagram for some good times and/or the Plot Twist, Please Instagram for self-help nuggets, mental health hacks, and strategies for advocacy.