Harriet Lerner Quotes

Shame Is Paralyzing And Debilitating. It Invites Us Not To Be Heard, At Least Not In An Authentic Way. Acting Courageously When Shame Enters The Picture Requires Extraordinary Courage Because People Will Do Anything To Escape From Shame Or From The Possibility That Shame Will Be Evoked. It Is Just Too Difficult To Go There. Even For People Who Will Walk In To The Fires Of Transformation To Face Fear.

Men And Women Tend To Manage Shame Differently. Generally, Men Have Less Tolerance For Shame, Perhaps Because They Are Shamed Almost From Birth For Half Their Humanity. The So Called Feminine Part Of Themselves Including Anything Vulnerable Or Seen As Weak. Men Often Sit With Shame For Only A Nanosecond Before Flipping It Into Something More Masculine Or Therefore Tolerable Like Anger Or Rage Or A Need To Dominate Devalue Or Control.

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