Shame comes from mislabelling your problem as yourself (with Sílvia Bastos & @Morphenius) @malcolm

Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

A conversation with Sílvia Bastos and Michael Smith ( ⁨@Morphenius⁩ ) where Michael and I are explaining our idea of Original Spin to Sílvia in the context of her amazingly illustrated SHAME book, which explores how people release shame. Get your copy (and help support her to make it! on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/thisissilvia/shame-an-illustrated-book

Original Spin, in a nutshell, is about how people get tied in knots by shame, but shame is actually a confused mislabelling of your own pain or your own problem, making you think that instead of HAVING a problem, you ARE a problem. By learning to unwind it, you can avoid a bunch of unnecessary suffering.

If you dig this video and want to learn more about Original Spin, check out
• original Original Spin video (linked to partway through where the good part starts) youtube.com/watch?v=6Ykr2XLpPXE&t=5785s
• 10min vid re Spin and feeling free: youtube.com/watch?v=baXQzPpDZwU

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🐦 twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean
🐦 twitter.com/this_is_silvia
🐦 twitter.com/Morphenius

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