The Secret Message of Shame
by Potter-Efron, Patricia S.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-11-01
Publisher(s): New Harbinger Pubns Inc
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Summary
The authors explore what feelings of shame really tell about hidden yearnings, aspirations, and a person's self-concept.
Author Biography
Patricia S. Potter-Efron, M.S., and Ronald T. Potter-Efron, M.S.W., Ph.D., are both clinical psychotherapists at First Things First Counseling and Consulting in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Ronald Potter-Efron's many publications include Being, Belonging, Doing; Angry All the Time; Anger, Alcoholism, and Addiction; and with Patricia Potter-Efron, Letting Go of Anger.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 1 |
| Core Aspects of Shame | |
| What Is Shame? | p. 7 |
| What Is the Opposite of Shame? | p. 25 |
| Three Kinds of Shame, Three Pathways for Hope | p. 41 |
| Your Hidden Yearnings: The Secret Message of Shame | p. 59 |
| Creative Approaches to Healing Shame | p. 75 |
| Shame in Daily Life | |
| Shame, Conformity, and Difference | p. 103 |
| Body Shame and Sexual Shame | p. 119 |
| The Shame/Rage Connection: How Shame Sparks Violence | p. 137 |
| Couples and Families: Shaming and Blaming vs. Mutual Respect | p. 153 |
| Shame: The Fuel of Addictions | p. 169 |
| Shame and Self-Hatred | p. 183 |
| Afterword | p. 197 |
| References | p. 199 |
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