As Brown explains, empathy and compassion are the antidote to shame. Through both self-compassion and empathy from others, shame can be dismantled and start to evolve into self-worth.

Although shame and guilt may seem similar, shame is highly correlated with addiction, depression, and aggression. In contrast, guilt is linked to empa ...

Transcending that shame involved vulnerability: the “excruciating” act of allowing ourselves to be truly known. “I hate vulnerability,” Brown continues.

Brown says, "...being true to ourselves is the best gift we can give the people we love." It takes far too much time and ...

Brown, a qualitative researcher, discovered that shame manifests itself in many ways including addiction, perfectionism, fear and blame.

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Why do we feel shame and how does shame change us? According to Brené Brown, a researcher at the University of Houston, shame is an “intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are ...

Brene Brown, Credit: Danny Clark Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, as well as the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling ...

Brene Brown is an unlikely champion of vulnerability. She is a down-to-earth Texan whose family motto is "lock and load," a research professor and an admitted enthusiastic fan of data. She doesn't ...

WHAT’S the difference between guilt and shame? For Dr. Brene Brown, a researcher at the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work, it’s a critical distinction. “Guilt is when ...