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I Thought It Was Just Me (but It Isn't) : Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brene Brown; Bren? Brown is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From Publishers Weekly University of Houston researcher and social worker Brown believes shame underlies the spread of depression, anxiety, eating disorders and much more, and drawing on a study of hundreds of women, she constructs a method for overcoming it. Brown defines shame as "the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing we are flawed and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging" and believes its spread has been created by conflicting and competing expectations about who women should be. Women feel shame about their appearance, about motherhood, family, money/work, health, stereotypes and trauma. Brown quotes liberally from the women she has studied and, most enlighteningly, gives examples from her own experiences juggling motherhood, career and her social life. These revelations underscore her belief in the importance of exposing shame and, through empathy, helping oneself and others move past it. She underscores the need to practice critical awareness, i.e., understanding the social forces that create shame in us can help us fight the sense of shame. Thus, Brown presents a spirited attack on the media and the beauty industry for presenting unrealistic ima

Who reads I Thought It Was Just Me (but It Isn't) : Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame?

Author

Brene Brown; Bren? Brown

Publisher

Penguin Group (USA), Inc.

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781440622229

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Self Help, Psychology, Gender Studies

Rating

4.22 / 5 (5,486 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13