The Little Book of Shame

What shame really means, and how to shift from low self-esteem to empowering self-acceptance

De: Kristina Cizmar

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Kristina Cizmar, known to her fans as The Shame Lady, offers a powerful new approach to shame that carries us away from our “I’m not good enough” story line, and demonstrates that what shame really means is “I’m not good enough to belong.” This shift empowers us to break out of the infamous shame cycle and even use shame to our advantage. “The formulation of a problem is often more essential than its solution” —Albert Einstein For too long we have defined shame as some version of “I am bad.” And therefore solutions to this problem have involved trying to talk ourselves out of this belief. But why is it we would think ourselves bad? Kristina shows that it’s because we have a need to belong. And therefore shame is better interpreted as “I am not good enough to belong.” In The Little Book of Shame, Kristina Cizmar presents an extensive new definition of shame – one which reveals paths for healing and transformation. She presents a clear way to translate our shame and navigate these paths. Whether we call our struggle shame, self-esteem, self-worth, or self-acceptance, The Little Book of Shame will both transform how we view the problem, and give us a new easeful solution. Originally developed for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, this approach has been successfully applied to many types of shame, including shame around: body image / weight GLBT / sexual orientation / gender identity addictions mental health / depression career / prestige / financial status