Low self-worth can surprisingly make “enemies” of your friends. How is this possible? In this article I look at the problem with the help of Henri Nouwen and offer some practical advice.

When you experience a setback, it’s easy to let your shame keep you from making a comeback. If you want to recover from your setback it’s important to face your shame.

There is an inverse connection between shame and Sabbath, or the ability to rest. Shame causes us to strive for acceptance and never enter the rest that God has for us. But when you stop to rest, you might hear God’s voice of love.

Shame is a painful emotion. As a result, we resort to a variety of coping mechanisms to cover the pain. But is it worth the trouble?

Outrage and offenses seem to be embedded into our culture today. But could our ease of being offended be more about us than our offender? Learn how shame plays a role in being offended and what you can do about it.

This is the final post in a four part series on how to find deep healing from a deep hurt.

This is part three in a four part series on Deep Hurt, Deep Healing looking at how to overcome the pain of shame. In this post F. Remy Diederich looks at how God’s love and forgiveness starts the deep healing process.

Brene Brown offers insight on the feel of shame and how we try to manage it.

This is one of any posts looking at shame; what it is and where it came from.

Do you struggle trying to experience or believe in God’s love for you? Despite what you believe about God’s love, your shame might be blocking you from experiencing God’s love.

Parents, how do you handle your child’s failure? What do they see on your face and hear from your lips? How can you become their biggest supporter and the person they turn to in failure? Learn how to reframe your child’s failure.

Toxic church people can dominate your church and ruin the experience for everyone. How do you confront the toxic church member? This post will help you to understand their shame based motivation. Part Two will give you seven steps to confronting them.

Insecurity drives many people into leadership, including the ministry. What are the toxic characteristics of an insecure pastor. This article mentions twelve of them.

There are many experiences that can cause a setback in our lives (exile). One of them is being invalidated by people in power. This post looks at the anger produced in us from being invalidated.

Does shame make you sabotage good things in your life? Discover how self-sabotage and accepting less stem from deep-seated shame—and find hope for a spiritual reset.

If depression has its grip on you, you are not alone. Bruce Springsteen has dealt with it, along with self-loathing and feeling like an imposter, through his career.

Sometimes we can’t forgive ourselves because we’ve made a vow against it. It’s our way of punishing ourselves. But if you want to move on with your life, it’s important to forgive yourself. You may need to break a vow first. Read this post to learn how.

Every dysfunction is rooted in a lie of some kind. When you are unable to forgive yourself there are many lies that you might be believing about yourself. Learn what these lies are and how they cause you to mistreat yourself.