The Story that Shame is Trying to Tell. 

Curt Thompson
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Why does shame make us hide, shut down, or try to prove we're okay when we're not? In this podcast, Curt Thompson digs into why shame is so destructive, how it gets into our heads and becomes sand in the gears of our relationships-and why it's so hard to shake. He offers a better way forward: being known by safe people who see us with kind eyes, see what's behind the mask, and don't walk away.

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