Healthy shame is an emotion that teaches us about our limits. Like all emotions, shame moves us to get our basic needs met.

You can't heal what you can't feel!

The foundation for our self-image is grounded in the first three years of life. It comes from our major caretaker's mirroring.

The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It may be the most pernicious of all addictions because it’s so hard for a person to break his delusion and denial. How can anything be wrong with loving God and giving your life for good works and service to mankind?

Guilt says I've done something wrong; ... shame says there is something wrong with me. Guilt says I've made a mistake; ... shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says what did was not good; ... shame says I am no good.

You can find more traditional Shakespeare than we do. But what we want to bring to these works is energy, passion, freshness.

To be shame-bound means that whenever you feel any feeling, need or drive, you immediately feel ashamed. The dynamic core of your human life is grounded in your feelings, needs and drives. When these are bound by shame, you are shamed to the core.