Healing Shame Quotes

“As more people have found the courage to break through shame and speak about woundedness in their lives, we are now subjected to a mean-spirited cultural response, where all talk of woundedness is mocked. The belittling of anyone's attempt to name a context within which they were wounded, were made a victim, is a form of shaming. It is psychological terrorism. Shaming breaks our hearts. All individuals who are genuinely seeking well-being within a healing context realize that it is important to that process not to make being a victim a stance of pride or a location from which to simply blame others. We need to speak our shame and our pain courageously in order to recover. Addressing woundedness is not about blaming others; however, it does allow individuals who have been, and are, hurt to insist on accountability and responsibility both from themselves and from those who were the agents of their suffering as well as those who bore witness. Constructive confrontation aids our healing.”
― bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions

“I am filled with truth at my center where I once held shame.”
― Maureen Brady, Daybreak: Meditations for Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse

“Secrets can't consume you,
but watch for the shame
that closes your lips in the first place.”
― Jackie Viramontez

“When you feel the thorns popping out of your face, you know you are going through the labor pains of releasing shame.
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― J.S. Wolfe, The Unfolding: A Journey of Involution