Shame Quote by Kirsty Eagar

“When shame is your own, it’s hard enough to bear. When other people are witness to it, it becomes intolerable.”

— Rachel Abbott

“The goal is to learn to recognize when we are experiencing shame quickly enough to prevent ourselves from lashing out at those around us.”

— Brené Brown

“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

“When we are exposed without any way to protect ourselves, we feel the pain of shame. If we are continually overexposed, shame becomes toxic.”

— John Bradshaw

“It's not that I have no shame. Rather, I'm exhausted with shame, slippery all over with its sticky albumen taint. It is not an…

— Lionel Shriver

“Wherever the responsibility lies, shame creates a solid and terrible feeling of unworthiness that resides in our bodies: the storehouse of the memories of…

— Sharon Salzberg

“word on shame: If there is any one thing that can hold us back, it is our own self-loathing. If we move through our…

— Jeff Brown

“I have learned that for me, shame is like kryptonite. It was utterly destructive, a boot on my neck for most of my life.…

— Laura Parrott Perry

“We have these shames we keep to ourselves because to show ourselves as we are, no more and no less, would be too much.…

— Roxane Gay

“I can recognize shame when it’s happening.”

— Brené Brown

“Let us keep our shame and be made clean! Shame is not defilement, though a mean pride persuades men so. On the contrary, the…

— George MacDonald

“I think shame is the most profound of all emotions; I think the world is ruled by shame.”

— J.R. Salamanca