Letting Go of Shame #556

Posting Date: 08/27/2005

Shame is a universal emotion that fuels fears and wreaks havoc on our

capacity to act, speak, create, or even just show up! Why is

something that?s been studied since Adam and Eve talked about so

infrequently? Some see shame as a beneficial teacher, others as a

destructive tyrant. The seventeenth century philosopher and physicist

Blaise Pascal said ?The only shame is to have none.?

Shame can be insidious, resulting in destructive thoughts and

behavior before it?s realized. How can we untangle the roots of

shame and learn to control its effects?

Guests: Ronald T. Potter-Efron, M.S.W., Ph.D, and Patricia S. Potter-

Efron, M.S., clinical psychotherapists at First Things First

Counseling and Consulting in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. They are the co-

authors of Letting Go of Shame ? Understanding How Shame Affects

Your Life, and The Secret Message of Shame ? Pathways to Hope and

Healing. Dr. Ron Potter-Efron is also the author of Shame, Guilt and

Alcoholism ? Treatment Issues in Clinical Practice.

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