TY - BOOK AU - Lyon,Bret AU - Rubin,Sheila TI - Embracing shame: how to stop resisting shame & transform it into a powerful ally SN - 9781649630469 PY - 2023/// CY - Boulder, Colorado PB - Sounds True KW - Shame KW - Self-help techniques KW - Self-help publications KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-208); Introduction -- Shame-the magic emotion -- Unlocking shame binds -- Reactions to shame -- Healthy shame -- Shame and your inner child -- Shame and trauma -- Shame and the body -- Sex, pleasure, and shame -- Returning to relationships -- Conclusion -- Note for therapists, coaches, and other helping professionals N2 - "With Embracing Shame, these expert teachers share an invaluable guide to an emotion so volatile that most of us-including therapists-avoid talking about it. Here they explore the dynamics of shame, the reasons it arises, how it disguises itself as other emotions, and why it causes such harm. Through case studies, creative tools, and body-based practices, they show you how to break the cycle of toxic shame and access the messages, insights, and surprising gifts that become available as you access inner reservoirs of positive energy"-- ER -