Compassion Quote by Asher Keddie

“SHAME-BASED FAMILY RULES Each family system has several categories of rules. There are rules about celebrating and socializing, rules about touching and sexuality, rules…

— John Bradshaw

And nothing inspires as much shame as being a parent. Children confront us with our paradoxes and hypocrisies, and we are exposed. You need…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“Toxic shame results from the unexpected exposure of vulnerable aspects of a child’s self. This exposure takes place before the child has any ego…

— John Bradshaw

Body-shaming any mom, I think that's wrong, but, you never know what other people are dealing with.

— Porsha Williams

“To develop strong ego boundaries, children need parents with strong boundaries. No shame-based parent has these. Toxic shame greatly damages our boundaries. Without strong…

— John Bradshaw

“I found out that “Shame is a reaction to other people’s criticism, an acute personal chagrin at our failure to live up to our…

— Paul G. Hiebert

Ironically, parenting is a shame and judgment minefield precisely because most of us are wading through uncertainty and self-doubt when it comes to raising…

— Brene Brown

Shame is a fitter and generally a more effectual punishment for a child than beating.

— Samuel Richardson

“SHAME-BASED MARRIAGE AND PARENTAL MODELS It is obvious that a major source of toxic shame is the family system and its multigenerational patterns of…

— John Bradshaw

“Too many children live with the feeling that they are not accepted for who they are, that, somehow, they are “disappointing” their parents or…

— Myla Kabat-Zinn

“As children, Other-blamers were likely exposed to developmental or attachment trauma, such as abusive, shaming, rejecting, or neglectful parenting. Parents who are substance abusers…

— Bandy X Lee

“Crushing the toddler’s autonomy and purposeful will is the most damaging form of shaming that can be done. When autonomy is crushed, toxic shame…

— John Bradshaw