#shametherapy

What does shame feel like? This may feel like an obvious question, but each person feels shame differently. Ask yourself the last time you felt shame, and try to describe what it felt like… Often people will use the words “embarrassment”, “awkwardness”, or “humiliation” in the place of shame. This seems to diffuse the emotion, meaning that the fully blown shame is not felt, and is replaced by a less intense negative emotion.…read more! Read the full article

Settling into my new office in DuPont Circle! (at Washington, District of Columbia)