June 2020 - Love and Power Institute

Prologue: WHY FOCUS ON “TOXIC MASCULINITY?”

The Love and Power Institute posits a few fundamental ideas about the crisis threatening our sustainability as a species today: that overpopulation and unprecedented technological capabilities have led us to destabilize and degrade the earth until very drastic measures will

1. Distress is Necessary for Stabilizing Love & Expanding Human Potential.
October 19, 2021
Adapted from Silvan Tomkins Affect, Imagery, Consciousness v1, p316f (New York, Springer, 2008). Distress is …Read more
4. Research on Shame when Triggered by Disrupted Relations
June 23, 2021
The popular conception of shame in America is a onsesided version of 1990s TV host …Read more
3. Shame’s Role in Character Building and Conflict. Avoidance and Attack-Other.
January 12, 2021
By Norman M. Brown, Ph.D. This the third in the series, Shame is Especially Useful. …Read more
2. Undoing the Damage of Shame. Withdrawal and Attack-Self.
January 12, 2021
By Norman M. Brown, Ph.D. Before attempting this novel approach to shame, please read my …Read more
All Emotions are Beneficial. Shame is Especially Useful.
January 11, 2021
Shame is Inborn Darwin taught that all inborn emotions are designed to promote the survival …Read more
7. Women’s Developmental Advantage through Shame: What about Men?
November 3, 2020
We have presented a case for women’s development of managerial competence in the business world …Read more