Re-evaluating The Hard Things: Talking About Shame

When you were growing up, have you ever heard someone say to a child, “You should be ashamed of yourself!” This usually came after  some perceived error in judgment or just plain bad behavior. I wonder if any parent ever stopped to think about those words and what they might mean when someone becomes anContinue reading “Re-evaluating The Hard Things: Talking About Shame”

Freedom from Guilt and Shame

It’s a miracle that we get through this life as an intact person when we are attacked almost daily with the haunting of the things which have occurred in our lives. It’s not just about the things which have happened TO us, or things we have done to others, but even more about the wayContinue reading “Freedom from Guilt and Shame”