{"product_id":"2940172640186","title":"Shame: Free Yourself, Find Joy, and Build True Self-Esteem","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate look at the full spectrum of shame-often masked by addiction, promiscuity, perfectionism, self-loathing, or narcissism-that offers a new, positive route forward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncounters with embarrassment, guilt, self-consciousness, remorse, etc. are an unavoidable part of everyday life, and they sometimes have lessons to teach us-about our goals and values, about the person we expect ourselves to be. In contrast to the prevailing cultural view of shame as a uniformly toxic influence, \u003ci\u003eShame \u003c\/i\u003eis an audiobook that approaches the subject of shame as an entire family of emotions which share a \"painful awareness of self.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging widely-accepted views within the self-esteem movement, \u003ci\u003eShame\u003c\/i\u003e argues that self-esteem does NOT thrive in the soil of non-stop praise and encouragement, but rather depends upon setting and meeting goals, living up to the expectations we hold for ourselves, and finally sharing our joy in achievement with the people who matter most to us. Along the way, listening to and learning from our encounters with shame will go further than affirmations and positive self-talk in helping us to build authentic self-esteem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated with clinical stories from the author's 35 years in private practice, \u003ci\u003eShame\u003c\/i\u003e also describes the myriad ways that unacknowledged shame often hides behind a broad spectrum of mental disorders including social anxiety, narcissism, addiction, and masochism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106150629616,"sku":"2940172640186","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172640186_p0.jpg?v=1763843121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172640186","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}