<![CDATA[I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame]]>

false <![CDATA[I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg 279308 2 An affirming, revealing examination of the painful effects of shamewith new, powerful strategies that promise to transform a woman's abilitiy to love, parent, work, and build relationships. Shame manifests itself in many ways. Addiction, perfectionism, fear and blame are just a few of the outward signs that Dr. Brené Brown discovered in her 6-year study of shame's effects on women. While shame is generally thought of as an emotion sequestered in the shadows of our psyches, I Thought It Was Just Me demonstrates the ways in which it is actually present in the most mundane and visible aspects of our livesfrom our mental and physical health and body image to our relationships with our partners, our kids, our friends, our money, and our work. After talking to hundreds of women and therapists, Dr. Brown is able to illuminate the myriad shaming influences that dominate our culture and explain why we are all vulnerable to shame. We live in a culture that tells us we must reject our bodies, reject our authentic stories, and ultimately reject our true selves in order to fit in and be accepted. Outlining an empowering new approach that dispels judgment and awakens us to the genuine acceptance of ourselves and others, I Thought It Was Just Me begins a crucial new dialogue of hope. Through potent personal narratives and examples from real women, Brown identifies and explains four key elements that allow women to transform their shame into courage, compassion and connection. Shame is a dark and sad place in which to live a life, keeping us from connecting fully to our loved ones and being the women we were meant to be. But learning how to understand shame's influence and move through it toward full acceptance of ourselves and others takes away much of shame's power to harm. It's not just you, you're not alone, and if you fight the daily battle of feeling like you aresomehowjust not enough, you owe it to yourself to read this book and discover your infinite possibilities as a human being. 2715197 7 2007 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame total:50|5:25|4:15|3:7|2:3|1:0| 50 212 103 14 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 4 0 false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 12:08:47 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 13:46:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 5 1 false Tue Apr 15 08:20:45 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 08:20:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 5 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:28:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 19:31:02 -0700 2009 It is a life changing experience to read this book and to realize OMG I am not alone. Everyone has fears, anxiety and there is a key to living with it.
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The principles behind Dr. Brown's ideas are terrific, and her concept of shame theory (and how shame results in these painful, difficult images of wh...more...]]> 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 5 0 false Wed Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 04 10:26:25 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 06:40:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 16 20:19:38 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 04 13:51:01 -0700 2009
I bought this for the Moms Day Off retreat, for a presentation on embracing imperfection. Thanks to Brene's read-a-long, her ideas became much less abstract and the book is now a favorite. The first chapter starts out sounding rather academic (focused on defini...more...]]> 2689871 1592403352 9781592403356 7 1 I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255833104m/2689871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2689871.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_but_it_isn_t_Telling_the_Truth_About_Perfectionism_Inadequacy_and_Power 3 0 false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 12:32:37 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 11:25:32 -0700 2009 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 5 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 17 14:22:03 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:28:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 5 0 false Thu Jan 22 13:46:45 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 24 18:05:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 13:46:45 -0800 2009 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 0 0 false Tue Aug 21 18:58:26 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 18:59:08 -0700 2007 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 5 0 false Tue Mar 25 14:15:54 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 14:20:06 -0700 2008 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 0 0 false Tue Dec 01 19:27:06 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 19:27:19 -0800 2009 2689871 1592403352 9781592403356 7 1 I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255833104m/2689871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2689871.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_but_it_isn_t_Telling_the_Truth_About_Perfectionism_Inadequacy_and_Power 0 0 false Sun Nov 22 09:49:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 09:49:35 -0800 2009 2689871 1592403352 9781592403356 7 1 I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255833104m/2689871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2689871.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_but_it_isn_t_Telling_the_Truth_About_Perfectionism_Inadequacy_and_Power 0 0 false Wed Nov 04 11:42:58 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 11:42:58 -0800 2009 2689871 1592403352 9781592403356 7 1 I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255833104m/2689871.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2689871.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_but_it_isn_t_Telling_the_Truth_About_Perfectionism_Inadequacy_and_Power 5 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 23 11:57:21 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 12:06:20 -0700 2009 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 0 0 false Thu Oct 22 12:29:43 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:29:43 -0700 2009 279308 1592402631 9781592402632 43 13 I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173376775m/279308.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/279308.I_Thought_It_Was_Just_Me_Women_Reclaiming_Power_and_Courage_in_a_Culture_of_Shame 3 0 false Wed Nov 04 19:03:27 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 22 10:04:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 10:04:12 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=279308