S3E7 - Brené Brown is Wrong About Shame

“Shame is “I am bad.” Guilt is “I did something bad.” …Guilt: I’m sorry. I made a mistake. Shame: I’m sorry. I am a mistake.”

-Brené Brown, PhD

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan. I sobbed through the end of her Netflix special. Brown has done amazing work bringing the vocabulary of emotions to the masses and demonstrating the power of vulnerability.

But while I find her to be a winning and gifted communicator, I don’t think she’s entirely right about shame, and I worry about how the above definit...