# 202103082108 Shame cut us off from people and cause loneliness? [[Shame and Guilt MOC]] [[Depression]] **All strategies to reduce pain of shame also disconnect us from people** - Dr. Linda Hartling, a former relational-cultural theorist at the Stone Center and now the director of Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, uses the late Karen Horney's work on "moving forward, moving against, and moving away" to outline the strategies of disconnection we use to deal with shame.... all of these strategies move us away from connection - they are strategies for disconnecting from the pain of shame. **Shame disconnect us from others** "When we experience shame, we feel disconnected and desperate for worthiness."- (This passage reminded me of the Biblical story of Adam and Eve, when they have sinned, it causes them to hid from God in shame.) #Spiritual [[Shame and Guilt MOC]] - - [[Daring Greatly How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead]] - [[08-03-2021]]