I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame

by Brené Brown

“You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.”

“You cannot shame or belittle people into changing their behaviors.”

Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging.

Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging.