Unlike guilt, which arises from a sense of wrongdoing in one's behavior, shame permeates a person’s sense of self, making them feel fundamentally flawed or unworthy, prompting them to self ...

But when a person frequently experiences shame (especially as a child), they can develop trait shame or shame proneness.

As the second account of creation in Genesis concludes, the narrator leaves us with a striking detail: “The man and his wife ...

Shame is much more harmful and can lead to internalizing the idea that our behavior makes us a bad person (for example, “I am bad”). This belief can spiral into avoidance, depression ...

A visit to a burlesque show—and a comment from the legendary playwright Lynn Nottage—provided the kernel of inspiration ...

No, I'm feeling extreme shame -- shame for a country that elected a hateful, vindictive, compassionless person who's the exact opposite of a leader.

my truths about depression and grief and deafness and antidepressants and shame. All the things, really. I realized that maybe I wasn’t a bad person after all. I then actively began to work to ...