Shame

How do you talk to yourself? Do you Shame yourself? The before picture of me is very painful to look at. I can feel how awful that girl feels, I can feel the shame that she felt for being an obese person. And I have to admit that posting this picture is hard because I feel so much shame knowing that, that girl was me. However, if you watch this video of one of my favorite researchers and authors, Brene Brown you will learn why posting the picture helps me to release the shame.

Dr. Brené Brown: "Shame Is Lethal"

Shame and vulnerability researcher Dr. Brené Brown says shame is the intensely painful feeling that we are unworthy of love and belonging. It's the most primitive human emotion we all feel—and the one no one wants to talk about. If left to its own devices, Dr. Brown says, shame can destroy lives. Watch as she reveals the three things shame requires to grow—and the one thing that can stop shame in its tracks.