Teen Moms Anonymous

In today's episode, I'm talking about judgment and shame-- two powerful, uncomfortable emotions that cause a physical sensation in the body. You may feel tension and tightness in your chest, discomfort in your stomach, tightness in your shoulders and neck, and a feeling of wanting to shrink or disappear. This is the effect of judgment and shame.
The reason I am discussing this topic is many young mothers experience judgment and are riddled with shame.
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Many teen moms and adult mothers who themselves were teen moms feel or have felt shame, and it caused them to want to withdraw and hide. Shame, however, can't survive empathy. Empathy is the ability to emotionally connect with what the other person is feeling, see things from their point of view, and put yourself in their shoes. In today's episode I talk about 5 ways everyone can demonstrate empathy.

To learn more about shame, a great resource is to listen to Shame and Vulnerability Researcher and Author, Brene Brown's, TED Talk, Listening to Shame, which has over 20 million views. She explains shame and why empathy is the antidote:

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