I seldom use the word truth, because it’s a strong word with a lot of promises behind it. But in this instance, I’m going to use it because, out of all the things I’ve learned in the past decade, the one concept that I believe has the biggest potential for helping us overcome shame is this: We are “those people.” The truth is . . . we are the others. Most of us are one paycheck, one divorce, one drug-addicted kid, one mental health diagnosis, one serious illness, one sexual assault, one drinking binge, one night of unprotected sex, or one affair away from being “those people”—the ones we don’t
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