Shame

Posted on February 27, 2015

Shame: it is such a strong, taboo word. Many people won’t even open this post because of the demons conjured up by the word shame.

I amended the title of this post from ‘Home’ to ‘Home, and insights into shame’. Here is the earlier blog post.

But in fact there is nothing demonic about shame. It is just a word. And far from about conjuring, it is about being open to express your own feelings of vulnerability which is a big step needed towards moving in the direction of creativity, innovation and collaboration.

Watch the video from Brene in the post, especially from 16:30, and then reflect on that for a while. Give it some thought. You don’t have to leave a comment, but I think you do owe it to yourself to work out what this word shame means to you.

And here is the video from Brene Brown: