This 3 day course explores the multifaceted experience of shame—its origins, manifestations, and pathways to healing. Drawing from psychology, neuroscience, attachment theory, and somatic practices, the content delves into the development of shame in childhood, its embodiment across generations, and the healing potential of compassionate awareness. Contributions from influential figures such as Resmaa Menakem, Donald Nathanson, Patricia DeYoung, Joyanna Silberg, Gabor Maté, and others underscore the cultural, ancestral, and physiological aspects of shame. The course offers a blend of clinical insight, personal narrative, and practical frameworks to support learners in identifying, understanding, and transforming shame through relational repair, self-compassion, and embodied awareness.
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Differentiate healthy, adaptive shame from toxic, trauma-based shame and describe their distinct roles in emotional regulation and relational functioning.
2. Describe shame as an embodied, attachment-based, and intergenerational process informed by trauma theory, developmental research, and epigenetic influences.
3. Identify core developmental and relational pathways through which shame sensitivity is formed.
4. Recognize physiological and somatic markers of shame activation..
5. Apply the Shame Theory models from several perspectives and integrate them into practical application.
6. Analyze the relationship between shame and affect dysregulation, relational conflict, dissociation, and behavioral adaptations.
7. Integrate attachment-informed and somatic tracking techniques to identify shame activation in real-time clinical interactions.
8. Implement strategies to interrupt shame spirals and restore emotional regulation and interpersonal safety.
9. Utilize body-based interventions to facilitate the strategic release of shame-held physiological responses.
10. Evaluate cross-cultural influences on shame expression and meaning within clinical contexts.
11. Adapt shame-informed interventions for neurodivergent clients experiencing heightened shame sensitivity.
12. Identify manifestations of clinician shame, countertransference patterns, and burnout risks in trauma-focused work.
13. Apply interventions to address shame-based cognitive and somatic processes in clients and self.
14. Support clients in reconstructing a coherent and resilient sense of self following the reduction of chronic shame patterns.
15. Formulate a comprehensive, shame-informed treatment approach integrating trauma theory, attachment research, somatic regulation, and relational healing.
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