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“According to Dr. Hartling, in order to deal with shame, some of us move away by withdrawing, hiding, silencing ourselves, and keeping secrets. Some…

— Brené Brown

Similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. Anything you do not give freely…

— Annie Dillard

“When we apologize for something we’ve done, make amends, or change a behavior that doesn’t align with our values, guilt—not shame—is most often the…

— Brené Brown

How can the intensity of this shame be understood by those who have never experienced it? How can they understand the strength of the…

— Anonymous

I'm continuing to peel away all these layers of shame and finding more and more freedom and confidence and just being able to joyfully…

— Simon Amstell

“Shame weakens us. It can make us frightened to take on something new. We start to withdraw from whatever might give us pleasure, self-esteem,…

— Sharon Salzberg

I feel shame, not for the wrong things I have done, but for the right things that I have failed to do.

— Marcel Duchamp

As you learn to consciously observe the transformation process, you will watch yourself repeating a lot of old patterns long after you seemingly know…

— Shakti Gawain

“At the climax of failure, at the moment when shame is about to do us in, suddenly we are swept away by a frenzy…

— Emil Cioran

When you are so ashamed of your actions, thoughts, or intentions, you lie rather than accepting yourself for who you really are—or, in this…

— Michael J. Sullivan

“When I feel ashamed, it means I feel there isn’t just something wrong with what I’ve done, there is something wrong with who I…

— Desmond Tutu

“Kaufman terms the “internal shame spiral.” He describes it as follows: A triggering event occurs. Perhaps it is trying to get close to someone…

— John Bradshaw