Why Shame Makes It Hard to Understand Your Feelings @ForrestHanson
Why Shame Makes It Hard to Understand Your Feelings  @ForrestHanson
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Shame can make it harder to get curious about what is happening. Instead of asking, “What’s happening here?” we can get pulled toward, “What’s wrong with me?” A more neutral stance gives us space to notice our reactions without immediately turning them into a judgment about ourselves.

In the August 24th episode of Being Well, @ForrestHanson talks with trauma therapist @Simonecsaunders about how to go from knowing your patterns to being able to do something about them when things get intense.

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