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joe's avatar

Wow, I missed this when you posted but I'm so glad I got to it now! My recent post, that I'm so so glad you enjoyed, never mentions "shame" verbatim, but it was almost entirely born out of a flavor of shame/brokenness in my character that I become most aware of through interpersonal relationships. Where I become so acutely aware of my flaws that I freeze at the thought of how much I can affect others. Thematically your points 8-10 in "what I know about overcoming shame" is such a clear and succinct way to summarize a lot of the framing ideas I had when taking inspiration from "Abraham, Kierkegaard, Kintsugi" to not be frozen in fear in the face of love (in all aspects; familial, romantic, platonic). Love how jam packed this post is in articulating a crisp sense of shame and how to move beyond it.

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teatimerules's avatar

Loved hearing your thoughts! Acknowledging your shame makes it disappear for sure.

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