Steven Stosny, the well-known author of Love Without Hurt, has created a program for emotionally and physically abusive men that centers on the development of self-compassion. In three-day workshops he calls “boot camps,” men with severe anger issues are taught to clearly see and understand the feelings of vulnerability underlying their rage, so that the cycle of blame and anger can end. When men start to relate to their deficiencies with compassion rather than shame, they no longer need to deny personal responsibility in order to defend their egos. This allows them to focus on their true
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