Is Toxic Shame Hurting Your Relationship and You Don’t Realize It? (Podcast Episode 276)

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Shame doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t matter if you’re fat or thin, rich or poor, tall or short: shame is an equal opportunity emotion and it’s amazingly destructive. Research has linked it to violence, addiction, depression, sleep problems, eating disorders, bullying and anxiety. But what’s the difference between guilt and shame? And then what the heck is toxic shame? Today I’m answering all your questions and coming at you with my top tips for recovering from toxic shame.

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Research and Resources for Is Toxic Shame Hurting Your Relationship and You Don’t Realize It?

How to Make Mindfulness a Habit

You Might Not Realize You’re Suffering from Unhealed Trauma

Four Ways to Be More Self-Aware

How to Stop Overthinking and Let Things Go That Bother You

Dealing with Triggers

Shame Is the Silent Killer in Your Relationships

Relational-Cultural Therapy (Theories of Psychotherapy) by Judith V. Jordan 

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy by Christopher Germer, Ronald D. Siegel, Paul R. Fulton 

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown 

Self-Conscious Emotions: The Psychology of Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, and Pride by June Price Tangney, Kurt W. Fischer

Scheff, T. (2014). The Ubiquity of Hidden Shame in Modernity. Cultural Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1749975513507244

The Healing Connection by Jean Baker Miller

Linda M. Hartling, Ph.D., Wendy Rosen, Ph.D., Maureen Walker, Ph.D., & Judith V. Jordan, Ph.D. Shame and Humiliation: From Isolation to Relational Transformation, Work in Progress, Wellesley Centers for Women

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