Unlearning Shame
How Rejecting Self-Blame Culture Gives Us Real Power
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Devon Price
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Devon Price
FROM THE TRAILBLAZING AUTHOR OF UNMASKING AUTISM
'With the authentic voice I've grown to expect from Devon [...] This book articulates a feeling that has lurked in the dark corners of so many minds and brings it into the light where it can be faced, embraced, understood, and ultimately, healed. Stop doomscrolling and read this book. You'll feel better, I promise.' -Celeste Headlee, journalist and bestselling author
How many times a day do you feel shame? Struggling to pay the bills; buying a top made in a sweatshop; reading the news and feeling - yet again - a powerlessness to the point of apathy?
In today's self-blame culture, it often feels impossible not to carry shame about the choices we make and the values by which we live. When the political is so personal, and the personal is so political, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sense that we're not doing enough - maybe, even, that we're not enough.
In this bold and transformative manifesto, social psychologist and author of Unmasking Autism Dr Devon Price takes an in-depth look at shame and the role it plays in our lives. Systemic Shame traps us into fighting unwinnable battles and judging others for their failures. But it especially affects those who are already vulnerable because they're carrying shame from a difficult past or a complicated sense of self-esteem. This new, radically positive book shows us that there is no such thing as becoming "good enough" to be deserving of love; that we must claim acceptance for ourselves.
Blending the latest social psychology, personal insights and empowering practical exercises, Unlearning Shame is a radical guide to overcoming self-blame and embracing a new culture - one where we take control of the choices we make and the future we create.
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©2024 Devon Price (P)2024 Random House Audioobligatory reading from my fav non-fiction author
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i am certain that this wasn't his intention but this book made me feel MORE shame not less. Firstly, I am an ally and autistic, and yet I was regularly left feeling like I wasn't doing enough to be an activist. The humble brags Devon makes about what he is doing in various arenas didn't inspire me, they left me feeling like I am a waste of space.
Then there was the overarching shame: I'm not actually intelligent enough to fully understand this book. It is cerebral, political, and deeply US-centric. It is filled with research that shows that Devon has done his background work and is very knowledgeable, but rather than translating it into something accessible he leans into his clear intelligence and passion and infodumps.... leaving me feeling stupid.
I feel this book was grossly mistitled, it's a study on systemic shame and did not, in any way, help me to unlearn my own existential shame.
Shame made me give up on this book.
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