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    1. Distress is Necessary for Stabilizing Love & Expanding Human Potential.

    Adapted from Silvan Tomkins Affect, Imagery, Consciousness v1, p316f (New York, Springer, 2008). Distress is Necessary for Stabilizing & Developing What We Love What a person will be distressed about depends in part, but only in part, on what s/he

    Norman Brown October 19, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    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

    Norman Brown June 23, 2021October 19, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    3. Shame’s Role in Character Building and Conflict. Avoidance and Attack-Other.

    By Norman M. Brown, Ph.D. This the third in the series, Shame is Especially Useful. To make good use of this novel approach to relationships the other two blogs are essential. Blog 2 mapped the compass of shame: four clusters

    Norman Brown January 12, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    2. Undoing the Damage of Shame. Withdrawal and Attack-Self.

    By Norman M. Brown, Ph.D. Before attempting this novel approach to shame, please read my first contribution, All Emotions are Beneficial. Shame is especially Useful. For this previous blog will turn many of our normal conceptions upside down. How we

    Norman Brown January 12, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    All Emotions are Beneficial. Shame is Especially Useful.

    Shame is Inborn Darwin taught that all inborn emotions are designed to promote the survival and success of each species. So how can shame be good for us when it feels so bad that many of us avoid it like

    Norman Brown January 11, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    7. Women’s Developmental Advantage through Shame: What about Men?

    We have presented a case for women’s development of managerial competence in the business world previously dominated by men. Now we turn to the benefits of shame for powering individual development, where women also may have a biological advantage. Self-doubt

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020May 20, 2021 Emotions, Women's Leadership No Comments Read more

    6. Women and Shame: Insecurity or Energy for Improvement at Work?

    As a personal therapist I often hear from women in all walks of life that they can’t keep from doubting themselves now and then. Their self-esteem is often fragile, no matter how successful and well-paid they are in their careers.

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020May 20, 2021 Emotions, Leadership, Women's Leadership No Comments Read more

    5. Further Shame Research, from Toddlers to Computers and Adults

    A videotape study of toddlers (1.5-3 years old) at play in a New York preschool1 showed significant differences in boys’ and girls’ relating with their mothers who were watching them. These difference prefigure some of the typical adult sex differences

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020January 8, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    Research on Shame based on 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

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020January 8, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    Shame 3. Healthy Shame Promotes Repair of All our Relations.

    Shame 3. Healthy Shame Promotes Repair of All our Relations.

    When we’re familiar with the compass of shame responses in our lives, we don’t need to be ashamed when noticing we have just enacted one or more of them, either internally or in external actions. Instead we can be interested

    Norman Brown August 14, 2020December 8, 2020 Emotions No Comments Read more
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    • 1. Distress is Necessary for Stabilizing Love & Expanding Human Potential.

      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

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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?

      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

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    • 1. Distress is Necessary for Stabilizing Love & Expanding Human Potential.

      1. Distress is Necessary for Stabilizing Love & Expanding Human Potential.

      October 19, 2021
      Adapted from Silvan Tomkins Affect, Imagery, Consciousness v1, p316f (New …Read More »
    • 4. Research on Shame when Triggered by Disrupted Relations

      4. Research on Shame when Triggered by Disrupted Relations

      June 23, 2021
      The popular conception of shame in America is a onsesided …Read More »
    • 3. Shame’s Role in Character Building and Conflict. Avoidance and Attack-Other.

      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 …Read More »
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