This can throw me into an extended cycle of shame and avoidance. Here’s how therapy and other methods ... from DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition, by Marsha M.

Unapologetic defines shame as "a felt sense that lies in wait for us in the shadows. Its power lies in its ability to convince us that our worth depends upon conforming to what others expect of us" ...

Mental health therapist invites strangers online to share how their own therapists helped them finally let go of shame.

She sends me job posts and says that “something is better than nothing,” or that I need to “get back to real life.” ...

A reader grapples with shame during a career pause while another urges a more serious response to a case of sibling abuse.

Forty of us victims of the director’s sexual abuse took him to court. I don't expect to see a penny from the $1.68 billion ...

The truth is that I am a bit stalled and lost right now, but every time she brings it up, I end up in a shame spiral where my ...

As a therapist specializing in Asian cultural shame, it’s easy to point out the negative impact on clients: perfectionism, feelings of inadequacy, addictions, and ultimately the fear of being ...

And I still check in with the therapist every Friday,” he said. “It’s a shame that more men don’t do [therapy]. Men should challenge themselves a little more in that way,” he said.