Shame Matters

<p><strong>Winner of the 2022 Gradiva® Award for Best Edited Book!</strong></p><p>Understanding shame as a relational problem <i>Shame Matters</i> explores how people with support can gradually move away from the relentless cycle of shame and find new and more satisfying ways of relating.</p><p>Orit Badouk Epstein brings together experts from across the world to explore different aspects of shame from an attachment perspective. The impact of racism and socio-economic factors on the development and experience of shame are discussed and illustrated with clinical narratives. Drawing upon the experience of infant researchers trauma experts and therapists using somatic interventions <i>Shame Matters</i> explores and develops understanding of the shameful deflations encountered in the consulting room and describes how new and empowered ways of relating can be nurtured. The book also details attachment-informed research into the experience of shame and outlines how it can be applied to clinical practice. </p><p>Shame Matters will be an invaluable companion for psychotherapists clinical psychologists counsellors social workers nurses and others in the helping professions. </p>