Shame hides us both from others and from ourselves. It teaches us not to trust our feelings. Rather than using shame and guilt as a moral compass, Bedrick suggests a more effective strategy to a healthy mental and emotional life is to unhook ourselves from shame. This enables us to hear the intelligent messages from our body that allow healing to take place at a deeper, more sustainable level. Here he discusses the concept of “unshaming” as an alternative to traditional therapy. He argues that traditional therapy often focuses on alleviating symptoms without addressing the root causes, whereas unshaming encourages deep, experiential engagement with emotions like anxiety and anger.
