Shame Books | Summaries & Audio

So You've Been Publicly Shamed

by Jon Ronson • 2015

180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.

3.93

66k+

🖥️ Digital Shaming 🚫 Cancel Culture 🕊️ Restorative Justice 👥 Mob Psychology 😳 Psychology Of Shame

So You've Been Publicly Shamed 87%

180 years without public shaming ended when the internet made everyone a potential mob member.

by Jon Ronson 2015

3.93

66k+ ratings

🖥️ Digital Shaming 🚫 Cancel Culture 🕊️ Restorative Justice 👥 Mob Psychology 😳 Psychology Of Shame

Never Cast Out

by Jasmine L. Holmes • 2023

Shame began in Eden. The gospel ends it at Calvary. A covering is already yours.

4.25

284

📖 Biblical Shame 🎭 False Gospels ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌿 Shame And Grace 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Women's Discipleship

Never Cast Out 87%

Shame began in Eden. The gospel ends it at Calvary. A covering is already yours.

by Jasmine L. Holmes 2023

4.25

284 ratings

📖 Biblical Shame 🎭 False Gospels ✝️ Identity In Christ 🌿 Shame And Grace 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Women's Discipleship

Boyslut

by Zachary Zane • 2023

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

3.77

2k+

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Boyslut 87%

Bisexual men disappear unless they shout. One manifesto for making your desires undeniable.

by Zachary Zane 2023

3.77

2k+ ratings

😶 Sexual Shame 💜 Bisexuality ✨ Sex Positivity 🔄 Ethical Non-Monogamy ⛓️ Kink Exploration

Daring Greatly

by Brené Brown • 2012

Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.

4.29

245k+

🧠 Shame Psychology 💔 Vulnerability 🪑 Scarcity Mindset 🔨 Perfectionism Recovery 🤝 Belonging

Daring Greatly 86%

Culture calls vulnerability weakness. Research shows it is the skill that unlocks true belonging.

by Brené Brown 2012

4.29

245k+ ratings

🧠 Shame Psychology 💔 Vulnerability 🪑 Scarcity Mindset 🔨 Perfectionism Recovery 🤝 Belonging

Why Do I Do That?

by Joseph Burgo • 2012

Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.

4.15

1k+

🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help 💔 Shame And Self-Worth 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🚫 Emotional Avoidance

Why Do I Do That? 86%

Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.

by Joseph Burgo 2012

4.15

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help 💔 Shame And Self-Worth 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🚫 Emotional Avoidance

Embracing Shame

by Bret Lyon • 2023

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

4.10

141

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

Embracing Shame 86%

The feeling you've spent a lifetime avoiding might be your most underrated teacher.

by Bret Lyon 2023

4.10

141 ratings

🩹 Shame Healing 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Polyvagal Theory 🫂 Body Shame 🔗 Attachment Theory

The Soul of Shame

by Curt Thompson • 2015

Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.

4.32

4k+

💔 Shame And Vulnerability ✝️ Biblical Counseling 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🕸️ Integration Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Formation

The Soul of Shame 86%

Neuroscience and Genesis agree: shame is a weapon, and your brain is the battlefield.

by Curt Thompson 2015

4.32

4k+ ratings

💔 Shame And Vulnerability ✝️ Biblical Counseling 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology 🕸️ Integration Psychology 🙏 Spiritual Formation

Shame

by Joseph Burgo • 2018

Stop hiding from shame. Use it. The step-by-step path to self-esteem that actually holds up.

3.88

461

🔥 Shame And Guilt 🧒 Early Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧸 Inner Child Healing 💪 Emotional Resilience

Shame 86%

Stop hiding from shame. Use it. The step-by-step path to self-esteem that actually holds up.

by Joseph Burgo 2018

3.88

461 ratings

🔥 Shame And Guilt 🧒 Early Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🧸 Inner Child Healing 💪 Emotional Resilience

Cringeworthy

by Melissa Dahl • 2018

Secondhand embarrassment is your brain's empathy workout; learn to flex it.

3.67

1k+

😰 Social Anxiety 🧪 Social Psychology 💖 Self-Compassion 🛡️ Embracing Vulnerability 💪 Social Confidence

Cringeworthy 86%

Secondhand embarrassment is your brain's empathy workout; learn to flex it.

by Melissa Dahl 2018

3.67

1k+ ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🧪 Social Psychology 💖 Self-Compassion 🛡️ Embracing Vulnerability 💪 Social Confidence

Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame

by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015

Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.

4.53

505

😔 Chronic Shame 💔 Relational Trauma 🧠 Affect Regulation 🪞 Therapist Self-Awareness ⚖️ Shame And Guilt

Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary

Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame 86%

Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.

by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015

4.53

505 ratings

😔 Chronic Shame 💔 Relational Trauma 🧠 Affect Regulation 🪞 Therapist Self-Awareness ⚖️ Shame And Guilt

I Thought It Was Just Me

by Brené Brown • 2007

Why perfectionism can't protect you from shame, and the practice that actually does.

4.19

27k+

🩹 Healing Shame 🧠 Women's Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism 🔗 Societal Expectations

I Thought It Was Just Me 86%

Why perfectionism can't protect you from shame, and the practice that actually does.

by Brené Brown 2007

4.19

27k+ ratings

🩹 Healing Shame 🧠 Women's Psychology 💗 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism 🔗 Societal Expectations

Accountable

by Dashka Slater • 2023

A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.

4.23

6k+

⚖️ Restorative Justice 😳 Public Shaming 💻 Online Hate 🎙️ Multiple Perspectives 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Accountable 86%

A racist Instagram account shatters a progressive high school, laying bare the cost of online hate.

by Dashka Slater 2023

4.23

6k+ ratings

⚖️ Restorative Justice 😳 Public Shaming 💻 Online Hate 🎙️ Multiple Perspectives 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Getting Off

by Robert Jensen • 2007

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

3.68

706

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

Getting Off 85%

Porn promises men freedom but delivers a hollow power that erodes their capacity for authentic joy.

by Robert Jensen 2007

3.68

706 ratings

✊ Radical Feminism 🔞 Pornography Criticism 👤 Masculinity Studies 🤝 Men And Feminism ⚖️ Sexual Ethics

I Am Jennie

by Jennie Ketcham • 2012

A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.

3.82

643

👄 Adult Film Industry 🧠 Intimacy Disorder 🎭 Dual Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖋️ Confessional Memoir

I Am Jennie 85%

A porn star's alter ego was her armor, until recovery demanded she strip it away.

by Jennie Ketcham 2012

3.82

643 ratings

👄 Adult Film Industry 🧠 Intimacy Disorder 🎭 Dual Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖋️ Confessional Memoir

Boy Erased

by Garrard Conley • 2016

A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.

3.62

22k+

⛪ Conversion Therapy 💔 Religious Trauma 🌈 Gay Memoir ✝️ Evangelical Upbringing 🚪 Ex-Evangelical

Boy Erased 85%

A Baptist pastor's son enters conversion therapy. The cure he found wasn't what they promised.

by Garrard Conley 2016

3.62

22k+ ratings

⛪ Conversion Therapy 💔 Religious Trauma 🌈 Gay Memoir ✝️ Evangelical Upbringing 🚪 Ex-Evangelical

How to Be Yourself

by Ellen Hendriksen • 2018

Your social skills are fine. The loud critic in your head just drowns them out.

4.13

9k+

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💭 Negative Self-Talk 🎯 Perfectionism 🤝 Social Skills

How to Be Yourself 85%

Your social skills are fine. The loud critic in your head just drowns them out.

by Ellen Hendriksen 2018

4.13

9k+ ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 💭 Negative Self-Talk 🎯 Perfectionism 🤝 Social Skills

How to Raise Your Self-Esteem

by Nathaniel Branden • 1987

Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.

3.93

854

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 👶 Inner Child Work 💔 Guilt And Shame 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🎯 Responsibility Taking

How to Raise Your Self-Esteem 85%

Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.

by Nathaniel Branden 1987

3.93

854 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing 👶 Inner Child Work 💔 Guilt And Shame 🌱 Emotional Maturity 🎯 Responsibility Taking

The Velvet Rage

by Alan Downs • 2005

Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.

4.06

12k+

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Self-Help 🪞 Internalized Homophobia ❤️‍🩹 Shame And Healing 🚪 Coming Out 🏆 Validation Seeking

The Velvet Rage 85%

Success and beauty won't fix it: the shame gay men carry from childhood, and the skills that heal.

by Alan Downs 2005

4.06

12k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Gay Self-Help 🪞 Internalized Homophobia ❤️‍🩹 Shame And Healing 🚪 Coming Out 🏆 Validation Seeking

Notes to Self

by Emilie Pine • 2018

She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.

4.10

21k+

📖 Confessional Memoir ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery 🫥 Body Shame

Notes to Self 85%

She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.

by Emilie Pine 2018

4.10

21k+ ratings

📖 Confessional Memoir ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery 🫥 Body Shame

Beyond the Gender Binary

by Alok Vaid-Menon • 2020

The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.

4.48

13k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Rights 🧱 Gender As Construct ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🎭 Shame And Identity

Beyond the Gender Binary 85%

The gender binary is a political fiction. Four arguments prop it up. All of them fail.

by Alok Vaid-Menon 2020

4.48

13k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Theory 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Rights 🧱 Gender As Construct ✊ Intersectional Feminism 🎭 Shame And Identity

Unlearning Shame

by Devon Price • 2024

Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.

4.19

1k+

🛡️ Shame Resilience 🔗 Internalized Oppression 💗 Self-Compassion ✊ Collective Action 🤝 Community Care

Unlearning Shame 85%

Feeling broken is not a personal failure: it is a system working as designed.

by Devon Price 2024

4.19

1k+ ratings

🛡️ Shame Resilience 🔗 Internalized Oppression 💗 Self-Compassion ✊ Collective Action 🤝 Community Care

Shame & Guilt

by Jane Middelton-Moz MS • 1990

Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.

4.06

176

🎭 Shame And Guilt 🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🔺 Emotional Triangles

Shame & Guilt 85%

Shame attacks who you are; guilt what you did. The simple distinction that changes everything.

by Jane Middelton-Moz MS 1990

4.06

176 ratings

🎭 Shame And Guilt 🏡 Family Of Origin Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 🔄 Relationship Patterns 🔺 Emotional Triangles

Conversations with People Who Hate Me

by Dylan Marron • 2022

He saved the hate mail, then called the haters. Twelve things those conversations taught him.

3.89

2k+

🧌 Online Hate 🚫 Cancel Culture 🫂 Empathy Practice 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📱 Social Media Criticism

Conversations with People Who Hate Me Summary

Conversations with People Who Hate Me 85%

He saved the hate mail, then called the haters. Twelve things those conversations taught him.

by Dylan Marron 2022

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧌 Online Hate 🚫 Cancel Culture 🫂 Empathy Practice 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📱 Social Media Criticism

No More Mr. Nice Guy

by Robert A. Glover • 2000

Niceness as survival strategy: the program that replaces people-pleasing with self-respect.

4.04

25k+

🎭 People Pleasing 😔 Toxic Shame 🔗 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧔 Male Psychology

No More Mr. Nice Guy 85%

Niceness as survival strategy: the program that replaces people-pleasing with self-respect.

by Robert A. Glover 2000

4.04

25k+ ratings

🎭 People Pleasing 😔 Toxic Shame 🔗 Codependency 🚧 Boundary Setting 🧔 Male Psychology

Non-Toxic Masculinity

by Zachary Wagner • 2023

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

4.27

412

🤍 Purity Culture ⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles

Non-Toxic Masculinity 85%

Purity culture delivered shame, not great sex. A path back to healthy sexuality, modeled on Christ.

by Zachary Wagner 2023

4.27

412 ratings

🤍 Purity Culture ⛪ Christian Sexuality 💔 Sexual Shame 💪 Healthy Masculinity 👥 Gender Roles

Sex Object

by Jessica Valenti • 2016

She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.

3.66

14k+

👀 Sexual Objectification 📖 Feminist Coming Of Age 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🤱 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Online Misogyny

Sex Object 85%

She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.

by Jessica Valenti 2016

3.66

14k+ ratings

👀 Sexual Objectification 📖 Feminist Coming Of Age 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🤱 Maternal Ambivalence 📱 Online Misogyny

You Are Your Best Thing

by Tarana Burke • 2021

Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.

4.51

8k+

🛡️ Shame Resilience ✊🏾 Black Experience 🧬 Generational Trauma ⛓️‍💥 Systemic Racism 🖤 Black Feminism

You Are Your Best Thing 85%

Shame, vulnerability, and resilience, reframed by Black voices who live the extra weight of racism.

by Tarana Burke 2021

4.51

8k+ ratings

🛡️ Shame Resilience ✊🏾 Black Experience 🧬 Generational Trauma ⛓️‍💥 Systemic Racism 🖤 Black Feminism

Sex and Lies

by Leïla Slimani • 2017

Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.

3.96

5k+

🕌 Women In Islam 🔒 Virginity Culture 🔇 Sexual Repression 🎙️ Oral History 👮 Body Policing

Sex and Lies 85%

Morocco demands female purity while excusing male excess. The women bearing the cost finally speak.

by Leïla Slimani 2017

3.96

5k+ ratings

🕌 Women In Islam 🔒 Virginity Culture 🔇 Sexual Repression 🎙️ Oral History 👮 Body Policing

My Body

by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021

Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.

3.98

85k+

🎀 Beauty Standards 👁️ Male Gaze 💄 Beauty Industry ✍️ Feminist Essays 🔓 Reclaiming Agency

My Body 85%

Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.

by Emily Ratajkowski 2021

3.98

85k+ ratings

🎀 Beauty Standards 👁️ Male Gaze 💄 Beauty Industry ✍️ Feminist Essays 🔓 Reclaiming Agency

Why Good People Do Bad Things

by Debbie Ford • 2008

Self-sabotage runs on hidden shame. The way out is an internal truce, not a fight.

3.95

537

🖤 Shadow Work 🔄 Self-Sabotage 😔 Toxic Shame ⚔️ Inner Conflict 🎭 Self-Deception

Why Good People Do Bad Things 85%

Self-sabotage runs on hidden shame. The way out is an internal truce, not a fight.

by Debbie Ford 2008

3.95

537 ratings

🖤 Shadow Work 🔄 Self-Sabotage 😔 Toxic Shame ⚔️ Inner Conflict 🎭 Self-Deception

How to Feel Confident

by Leil Lowndes • 2009

Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.

3.63

239

🦋 Overcoming Shyness 💪 Social Confidence 🧘 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Body Language 💬 Communication Skills

How to Feel Confident 85%

Shyness can be unlearned. The body language, voice, and gradual exposure methods that actually work.

by Leil Lowndes 2009

3.63

239 ratings

🦋 Overcoming Shyness 💪 Social Confidence 🧘 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Body Language 💬 Communication Skills

The Dance of Fear

by Harriet Lerner • 2004

Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.

3.99

2k+

😰 Anxiety Management 😔 Overcoming Shame 🦁 Facing Fear 💬 Strategic Communication 💗 Self-Compassion

The Dance of Fear 85%

Anxiety is a messenger, not a malfunction. Decode its signals and act before avoidance takes over.

by Harriet Lerner 2004

3.99

2k+ ratings

😰 Anxiety Management 😔 Overcoming Shame 🦁 Facing Fear 💬 Strategic Communication 💗 Self-Compassion

The Cure

by Bill Thrall • 2011

We hide our failures from a disappointed God, but the real one already lives inside us.

4.26

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Grace Theology 💔 Vulnerability 🎭 Shame And Guilt 🤝 Authentic Relationships

The Cure 85%

We hide our failures from a disappointed God, but the real one already lives inside us.

by Bill Thrall 2011

4.26

23 ratings

🕊️ Christian Living ✝️ Grace Theology 💔 Vulnerability 🎭 Shame And Guilt 🤝 Authentic Relationships

When People Are Big and God is Small

by Edward T. Welch • 1997

People-pleasing is a worship disorder. The only cure is a God too holy to hide from.

4.27

10k+

📖 Biblical Counseling 🙇 People Pleasing 🫣 Shame And Hiding 🔗 Codependency ✝️ Christian Living

When People Are Big and God is Small Summary

When People Are Big and God is Small 84%

People-pleasing is a worship disorder. The only cure is a God too holy to hide from.

by Edward T. Welch 1997

4.27

10k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Counseling 🙇 People Pleasing 🫣 Shame And Hiding 🔗 Codependency ✝️ Christian Living

Honoring the Self

by Nathaniel Branden • 1983

Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.

4.20

737

🪞 Internal Validation 🌱 Authentic Self 🧠 Conscious Choice 🦋 Individuation 😰 Fear-Based Motivation

Honoring the Self 84%

Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.

by Nathaniel Branden 1983

4.20

737 ratings

🪞 Internal Validation 🌱 Authentic Self 🧠 Conscious Choice 🦋 Individuation 😰 Fear-Based Motivation

Amateur

by Thomas Page McBee • 2018

A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.

4.20

4k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Memoir 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👥 Socialization Of Men ❓ Gender Questioning

Amateur 84%

A trans man's boxing match becomes a reckoning with what men are actually fighting.

by Thomas Page McBee 2018

4.20

4k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Transgender Memoir 📚 Masculinity Studies ⚠️ Toxic Masculinity 👥 Socialization Of Men ❓ Gender Questioning

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Silicon Valley Porn Star 84%

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Three Women

by Lisa Taddeo • 2019

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

3.71

174k+

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

Three Women 84%

Female desire without the performance: eight years inside three ordinary women's most private lives.

by Lisa Taddeo 2019

3.71

174k+ ratings

🔥 Female Desire 📋 Immersive Journalism 💔 Sexual Trauma ⚠️ Grooming And Abuse 🔄 Consensual Non-Monogamy

This Is How

by Augusten Burroughs • 2012

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

3.68

13k+

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

This Is How 84%

Positive thinking is a lie. The way through is honesty about what will never get better.

by Augusten Burroughs 2012

3.68

13k+ ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🎯 Radical Honesty 🌊 Emotional Acceptance 🍷 Addiction Recovery 🔍 Dealing With Shame

Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-help Course

by Gillian Butler • 1999

Why talking to one stranger can rewire your social fears faster than years of avoiding them.

3.79

832

😰 Social Anxiety 🫣 Shyness 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 💗 Self-Compassion

Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-help Course Summary

Overcoming Social Anxiety and Shyness Self-help Course 84%

Why talking to one stranger can rewire your social fears faster than years of avoiding them.

by Gillian Butler 1999

3.79

832 ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🫣 Shyness 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 💗 Self-Compassion

Approval Addiction

by Joyce Meyer • 2002

Your worth, anchored in who God says you are, not in anyone's approval: the end of people-pleasing.

4.37

4k+

🙅‍♀️ People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Identity 🕊️ Forgiveness And Grace 😔 Shame Resilience

Approval Addiction 84%

Your worth, anchored in who God says you are, not in anyone's approval: the end of people-pleasing.

by Joyce Meyer 2002

4.37

4k+ ratings

🙅‍♀️ People-Pleasing Recovery 🚧 Boundary Setting ✝️ Christian Identity 🕊️ Forgiveness And Grace 😔 Shame Resilience

The Occasional Human Sacrifice

by Carl Elliott • 2024

They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.

3.86

512

🏥 Medical Ethics 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🔬 Research Ethics 🤫 Organizational Silence

The Occasional Human Sacrifice 84%

They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.

by Carl Elliott 2024

3.86

512 ratings

🏥 Medical Ethics 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🔬 Research Ethics 🤫 Organizational Silence

Je me regarderai dans les yeux

by Rim Battal • 2025

One cigarette brands a Moroccan girl impure. To keep her family, she must prove her virginity.

4.11

908

🧬 Generational Trauma 🩺 Virginity Testing ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🇲🇦 Contemporary Morocco

Je me regarderai dans les yeux 84%

One cigarette brands a Moroccan girl impure. To keep her family, she must prove her virginity.

by Rim Battal 2025

4.11

908 ratings

🧬 Generational Trauma 🩺 Virginity Testing ✊ Bodily Autonomy 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🇲🇦 Contemporary Morocco

Healing the Shame That Binds You

by John Bradshaw • 1988

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

4.09

12k+

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

Healing the Shame That Binds You Summary

Healing the Shame That Binds You 84%

When shame becomes identity, it poisons everything. The exit begins with telling someone.

by John Bradshaw 1988

4.09

12k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Trauma 🗣️ Inner Critic 🔄 Addiction Recovery 💗 Self-Compassion 🔗 Codependency

The First Rule of Mastery

by Michael Gervais • 2023

What caps your potential more than failure? Fear of what others think. The fix isn't thicker skin.

4.08

2k+

🔍 Fear Of Judgment 🙇 People Pleasing 🧠 Performance Psychology 🪞 External Validation 🔬 Social Anxiety

The First Rule of Mastery 84%

What caps your potential more than failure? Fear of what others think. The fix isn't thicker skin.

by Michael Gervais 2023

4.08

2k+ ratings

🔍 Fear Of Judgment 🙇 People Pleasing 🧠 Performance Psychology 🪞 External Validation 🔬 Social Anxiety

The Search For Significance

by Robert S. McGee • 1984

Your deepest misery comes from chasing approval and fearing failure. God's four verdicts end it.

4.17

7k+

✝️ Identity In Christ 🫣 People Pleasing 🩹 Healing From Shame 🧠 Thought Renewal 🌿 Exchanged Life

The Search For Significance 84%

Your deepest misery comes from chasing approval and fearing failure. God's four verdicts end it.

by Robert S. McGee 1984

4.17

7k+ ratings

✝️ Identity In Christ 🫣 People Pleasing 🩹 Healing From Shame 🧠 Thought Renewal 🌿 Exchanged Life

Letting Go Of Shame

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron • 1989

The voice that says you are defective can be quieted. A clinical guide to reclaiming self-respect.

4.01

176

🩹 Emotional Healing 😔 Shame And Guilt 💗 Self-Compassion 🗣️ Negative Self-Talk 🤝 Healing Relationships

Letting Go Of Shame 84%

The voice that says you are defective can be quieted. A clinical guide to reclaiming self-respect.

by Ronald T. Potter-Efron 1989

4.01

176 ratings

🩹 Emotional Healing 😔 Shame And Guilt 💗 Self-Compassion 🗣️ Negative Self-Talk 🤝 Healing Relationships

Ethical Porn for Dicks

by David J. Ley • 2016

Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.

4.09

129

🧭 Sexual Ethics ♂️ Men's Sexuality 😳 Sexual Shame 💬 Porn Debate 💪 Positive Masculinity

Ethical Porn for Dicks 84%

Watch porn without the shame spiral. A clinical psychologist rewrites the rules for male sexuality.

by David J. Ley 2016

4.09

129 ratings

🧭 Sexual Ethics ♂️ Men's Sexuality 😳 Sexual Shame 💬 Porn Debate 💪 Positive Masculinity

The Half of It

by Madison Beer • 2023

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

4.16

9k+

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

The Half of It 84%

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

by Madison Beer 2023

4.16

9k+ ratings

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

The Solution To Social Anxiety

by Aziz Gazipura • 2013

One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.

4.11

843

🫣 Social Anxiety 💛 Self-Compassion 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🚪 Fear Of Rejection

The Solution To Social Anxiety 84%

One belief drives most social anxiety. Rewrite it and the fear of rejection dissolves.

by Aziz Gazipura 2013

4.11

843 ratings

🫣 Social Anxiety 💛 Self-Compassion 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral 🚪 Fear Of Rejection

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