Safe Relationships

Connecting shame + Mindfulness + Self-Compassion

In a recent session an item was spilled and instantly I saw panic, worry, shame and then resolution cross a little face. I replied, “it’s OK”, the reply back was, “it is always ok… in here.” The comment really caught me off guard. I really started to think about safety from shame in relationships and how shame impacts relationships. I wondered about how we create safer relationships as parents, friends, siblings, children, neighbors, and co-workers.

Brene Brown’s research has defined shame as “experiencing a feeling of intense pain which comes from believing we are flawed and unworthy of love and belonging due to something we have experienced, done or failed to do which makes us unworthy of connection”.

HOW IMPORTANT ARE SAFE RELATIONSHIPS AND CONNECTION?

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