By Rosemary Counter — 2020
With myriad back-to-school options to choose from, moms’ groups have hit judgment overload.
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Shame is at the intersection of individual psychology healing and social change. Clinically, when we follow the path of our shame, we experience the greatest healing, and culturally, when we move past the power of shame we can act together to improve civil rights for all.
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This talk was presented at the March 2019 I Am Mom Summit (an online conference for Moms). Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife is an LDS, licensed psychotherapist specializing in relationship and sexuality counseling.
We all carry sexual shame. Whether we grew up in the repressive purity culture of American Evangelical Christianity or not, we've all been taught in subtle and not-so-subtle ways that sex (outside of very specific contexts) is immoral and taboo.
Shame is the motivator behind our toxic behaviors: the compulsion, co-dependency, addiction and drive to superachieve that breaks down the family and destroys personal lives.
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