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Special Topic Lecture: Shame. The Healthy Kind. The Toxic Kind.

Irene Lyon 18,718 4 years ago
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Hi Folks. Today was another one of my Special Topic Lectures (did this live on my Facebook Page). The topic today revolves around shame and all its intricacies. I share some vignettes, I read some pieces from John Bradshaw's book, Healing The Shame That Binds You, I talk about the emotion disgust, postural elements on shame, and much more. ENJOY! Here are some Questions/Topics I discuss in this chat: 8:25 - Example of Healthy Shame 13:52 - Why is Healthy Shame important? 14:50 - Toxic Shame 22:13 - Being raised in a toxic shame environment 24:54 - Example of healthy/toxic shame as a child 28:47 - How do I help my children heal through the trauma? 29:48 - Attachment bond and toxic shame (and affect on parenting) 34:00 - Is Toxic Shame related to Abuse? 35:41 - Unresolved Issues (shame, anger, sadness, etc…) and the effect of it 37:10 - Does SE (somatic experiencing) heal toxic trauma or only shock traumas? 37:42 - Overly ‘needy’ behaviour 41:01 - Connection of shame to disgust 42:41 - Guilt (Moral Shame) and Toxic Shame 46:38 - How to heal from early toxicity, effect on the body (chronic illness). 49:29 - Not expressing emotions can lead to toxic shame 53:24 - Syndromes of toxic shame; introverts, showing no sign of weakness, doing everything yourself, not able to set boundaries, people-pleasers. 57:48 - Disgust, and how we start to work with it 1:01:25 - Emotional deprivation 1:03:51 - Disgust for what happened to you vs. disgust about yourself 1:05:16 - Anger that comes out with toxic shame 1:07:21 - Shame and the Physical Body 1:09:55 - Review of Lecture 1:11:20 - Doing it all on your own (how it can come from toxic shame) __ Resources I mention during this video: ► Drop In Class https://irenelyon.com/drop-in-class-1 ► 21-Day Nervous System Tune Up https://irenelyon.com/tuneup/ ► SmartBody SmartMind https://www.smartbodysmartmind.com/ ►Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw https://www.amazon.ca/Healing-Shame-that-Binds-You/dp/0757303234 __ Thank you for being here! 1. Leave a comment and let me know how this video impacted you. Feel free to leave a question (my team answers them each week!) 2. To get more nervous system health resources, plus learn more about me and my credentials, plus the many ways you can work with me at the practical level, head to my website: https://irenelyon.com 3. Follow me on social here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irenelyon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lyonirene LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/irenelyon SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/irenelyon 4. GOT QUESTIONS? Send an email to: [email protected] __ Please know that… The statements on this YouTube channel or in videos are simply opinion. Content presented or posted on this channel is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment or a professional therapeutic relationship. Content presented or posted is intended to provide general health information for educational purposes only and you should contact the appropriate healthcare professional before relying on any such information. My website is a wealth of free resources and information on how to start this work, so here it is one more time: https://irenelyon.com

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