Time Stamps0:00 - Logistics and Group Norms 4:00 - Grounding 7:52 -  Intro to Shame 19:49 - Question about Healthy vs. Toxic Shame 21:37 - How Shame affects AAPIs 37:46 - Mechanism of

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In Part 2, we learned that shame develops as a complex survival response to socialization and developmental trauma.  When left unprocessed, shame can transform into a toxic and

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As we learned in Part 1, shame is an inherent aspect of our genetic makeup as human beings. Therefore, there is no particular “cause” of shame since it

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Often when people say they’re struggling with shame, what they’re really struggling with are the “shame spirals.”  Many have described the experience as being in “a dark place,”

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As human beings, we’re highly motivated to seek pleasure and avoid pain.  It seems like the smart, rational, and safe thing to do.  So it makes sense that

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Have you ever……struggled to maintain healthy relationships or let go of unhealthy ones?…unable to feel happy or fulfilled regardless of how successful you are?…cared a lot about how

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