Main description:

This book does not dumb down complex material but presents it in accessible, emotionally compelling language; it appeals to general readers seeking self-help for shame as well as to professional psychotherapists.

It has a broad base in various developmental, relational, and neurobiological theories that are seen as complementary and mutually explanatory; this capacity to synthesize draws well-read, seasoned psychotherapists

It presents a specific new understanding of the problem of chronic shame - an experience that accompanies many "mental health" issues. * With this new understanding of the problem of shame, the book, especially in this second edition, presents specific different therapeutic approaches applicable to specific different shame-based or shame-infused disorders.

Contents:

Part One: Understanding Chronic Shame. 1. Ubiquitous and Elusive: The Problem of Chronic Shame 2. Shame Is Relational 3. Shame and the Relational Right Brain 4. Relational and Right-Brain Narratives of Shame 5. Assessing for Shame 6. Societies of Chronic Shame Part Two: Treating Chronic Shame 7. Prerequisites for Working with Shame 8. Fostering Right-Brain Connection 9. Narrative as Right-Brain Integration 10. Giving Shame Light and Air 11. The Challenge of Dissociated Shame 12. The Three Faces of Shame: Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment 13. Lifetime Shame Resilience