Thursday, April 2, 2009

150 - Passing on shame.

When parents use the mostly unconscious defense of shamelessness, children
take on and internalize the shame that the parents are avoiding. No blame just a
description of what can happen. This occurs between adults as well of course.
Deep attention helps. Acknowledgement of the shame can lead to understanding,
acceptance and compassion.
Ken

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