June 2021 - Love and Power Institute

4. Research on Shame when Triggered by Disrupted Relations

The popular conception of shame in America is a onsesided version of 1990s TV host John Bradshaw’s “toxic shame.” This translates a shame moment signaling I have done something bad into a character flaw: I am bad. But already in

Emotional Versatility Contributes to Planetary Sustainability
January 25, 2023
Norman M. Brown and Marsha Hudson Introduction: Intelligence, love, aggression and men and women vis-à-vis …Read more
Emotional Maturity and Planetary Sustainability
December 16, 2022
Adapted from a sermon at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Santa Cruz, Oct. 9, 2022 …Read more
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
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