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Shame and Compassion: Q&A With Paul Gilbert, Part 2 of 2

By Arash Emamzadeh — 2019

Psychology of compassion is discussed (part 2)

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Reaching Out for Compassion

At a weekend workshop I led, one of the participants, Marian, shared her story about the shame and guilt that had tortured her.

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Shame and Compassion: Q&A With Paul Gilbert, Part 1 of 2

How do shame and compassion relate to one another?

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How to Live Our Most Meaningful Lives with Compassion and Self-Love

In 1989, at one of the first international Buddhist teacher meetings, Western teachers brought up the enormous problem of unworthiness and self-criticism, shame and self-hatred that frequently they arise in Western students’ practice.

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The Extra Stigma of Mental Illness for African-Americans

Our culture has taught us that we do not have the privilege of being vulnerable like other communities.

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The Motherhood Confessions: The Secret Shame of What We Do and Say When No One’s Looking

I am not the only one that has uttered something shitty to their kid. Everyone has had their asshole parent moment(s)(s)(s) while dealing with a kid. But no one really knows that we are all asshole parents because we all suffer in silence over our own parenting disgrace.

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New Mothers Are Lonely During Coronavirus. Mom-Shaming on Social Media Is Making It Worse.

The pandemic has exacerbated the isolation of early motherhood; some apps are trying to create a safer space for new moms.

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Feeling Shame is Normal—Here’s How to Deal, Mama

When shame takes over, all we want is to get out of its discomfort—and in order to do so we often end up invalidating the other person involved to help ourselves feel better.

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The Psychological Effects of Mom Shaming

A trend that is unfortunately common with individuals and mothers in this generation is “Mom Shaming,” which generally speaking is criticizing a mother for making choices for her child(ren) because they differ from the choices the criticizing person would make.

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Why Daughters of Unloving Mothers Struggle With Shame

Taking a close look at the elephant hidden in plain sight.

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Mom Shaming Is Running Rampant During the Pandemic

With myriad back-to-school options to choose from, moms’ groups have hit judgment overload.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)