Sean Hernandez’s Reviews > An Impossible Marriage: What Our Mixed-Orientation Marriage Has Taught Us About Love and the Gospel > Status Update
Sean Hernandez
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“When we are in the middle of a shame storm, it feels virtually impossible to turn again to see the face of someone, even someone we might otherwise feel safe with. It is as if our only refuge is in our isolation; the prospect of exposing what we feel activated our anticipation of further shame.”
Hiding because of toxic shame begets hiding because of toxic shame.”
I wish men knew how to navigate this better
— Jul 27, 2026 06:11PM
Hiding because of toxic shame begets hiding because of toxic shame.”
I wish men knew how to navigate this better
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Sean Hernandez
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“There is rarely good fruit without deep suffering”
— Aug 02, 2026 05:09PM
Sean Hernandez
is on page 101 of 224
“Contempt is our way to manage shame with a level of control that annihilates ourselves so that we don’t feel….Whether it’s self contempt….or other-centered contempt, in either form it’s the same brick but directed in a very different direction. It ultimately lessens our sense of shame but in the long run, it only intensifies it.”
Contempt never helps us grow. Kindness does
— Jul 27, 2026 05:58PM
Contempt never helps us grow. Kindness does
Sean Hernandez
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Every marriage can be impossible with different needs and challenges. Good stuff so far
— Jul 27, 2026 05:09PM