The Shame Whisperer
Karen C.L. AndersonCome with me...we're gonna go laughing while exploring the intersection of shame, safety, feminism, mother-adult daughter relationships, body image, diet culture, weight loss medications, "taking the easy way out," and silent discoing on the boardwalk...
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 77 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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"I still slip in shame"
Question from a reader:
I grew up with a lot of stigma around medication. My mom misused and abused prescription (not her rx) drugs. I’m exploring medicines now, and it’s hard for me to untangle her poor choices (using drugs for numbing) v...
Underachieving and overachieving are two sides of the same coin
Many years ago I read a book that said daughters who have difficult mothers (or mothers with personality disorders) tend to fall into two categories: overachievers and underachievers.
My first thought was, “Why couldn’t I have fallen into...
"right to folly"
When I became my grandmother’s legal guardian in 2011 she lived at home, alone. She was 94 and managing pretty well, considering. She was also frail and exhibiting signs of mild dementia, but otherwise healthy.
What I remember most about t...
This is what it’s like for me when I experience shame
“The cure for pain is in the pain.” ~ Rumi
Before leaving for college I remember thinking: “no one will know me there...I can start over...be someone else.”
It wasn’t the first time I’d had that kind of thought and it certainly wasn’t the...
being sensitive isn't the problem
The last time I saw my mother was at the end of August 2021.
We were visiting for a few days and at one point, unprompted by me, and in a moment when my husband was alone with her, he told her how proud he is of me, how successful he think...
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