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Transformation Through Shame Work
- Cynthia Mulder recounts joining a Shame Resilience group at the Menninger Clinic after discovering Brené Brown.
- That experience transformed her personally and professionally and taught her to listen for hidden shame in callers and patients.
Shame Versus Guilt And Embarrassment
- Cynthia Mulder distinguishes embarrassment, humiliation, guilt, and shame by focus, duration, and social meaning.
- She summarizes the core difference: guilt is "I made a mistake" and shame is "I am a mistake."
Shame Is Learned Relationally
- Cynthia Mulder explains shame is learned in relationship and often becomes an internalized self-attack.
- She calls shame a reflexive response to ruptured expectant hope and says it starts as a two-person experience.