This post is part of a series on adverse childhood experiences. Read the other parts here. We all know people who are likable, accomplished, and outwardly confident, yet underneath their successful ...

One difference between guilt and shame, French philosopher Frédéric Gros points out in his book “A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion,” lies in how we understand their opposites. The absence ...

Many of our essential emotions are treated as problems, but shame is often singled out as a uniquely terrible emotion that has no value whatsoever. Most of us have learned that shame is an unwanted ...

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