I started Brene Brown's Daring Greatly on audio in the car one day and just broke down crying. We don't even realize the shame we carry until someone tells us! This book sounds equally important. Thank you for sharing it
Thank you for this!! Adding to my list. I’m working on a reading collection related to “cancel culture” and have been specifically thinking about women and shame within the cancel culture experience. Does Petro touch on this explicitly? Seems like she would given her heartbreaking story!!
Hi Jamie! Tell me more about this collection! Are you pulling stuff together? Writing?
I think she touches on cancel culture very lightly, but spends more time sharing stories of women’s shame and ways to work through it. That said, it sounds like this would be a good read for you given your project!
The world needs this book. Shame drives literally everything.
My family changing room experience was different but the same. When we moved away from our crunchy kids-run-around-naked-and-parents-talk-regularly-about-bodies-and-how-to-not-shame-our-kids island, we joined a YMCA and used the family changing room. It took exactly one visit, watching the way the adults whispered or outright yelled at their kids if their towel slipped or they set it down to get their pants on, for my 4-year-old to become self-conscious about her body.
Ugh I hate that so much. Same for my daughter. Now even in the women’s locker room when it’s just her and I, she likes to change in the stall. She’s only six! 😫
I started Brene Brown's Daring Greatly on audio in the car one day and just broke down crying. We don't even realize the shame we carry until someone tells us! This book sounds equally important. Thank you for sharing it
Do you recommend listening to Daring Greatly? I still haven’t read it but I want to!
It really changed my life. Its probably very personal, but if self-awareness is your thing, you will love it. Her words are great on audio
Requesting from my library now! Thank you!
Oh my goodness, that is heartbreaking. But it's so true, we carry an incredible amount of shame around and don't always know it.
You are so welcome. Thanks for your note! 🫶🏽
Thank you for this!! Adding to my list. I’m working on a reading collection related to “cancel culture” and have been specifically thinking about women and shame within the cancel culture experience. Does Petro touch on this explicitly? Seems like she would given her heartbreaking story!!
Hi Jamie! Tell me more about this collection! Are you pulling stuff together? Writing?
I think she touches on cancel culture very lightly, but spends more time sharing stories of women’s shame and ways to work through it. That said, it sounds like this would be a good read for you given your project!
The world needs this book. Shame drives literally everything.
My family changing room experience was different but the same. When we moved away from our crunchy kids-run-around-naked-and-parents-talk-regularly-about-bodies-and-how-to-not-shame-our-kids island, we joined a YMCA and used the family changing room. It took exactly one visit, watching the way the adults whispered or outright yelled at their kids if their towel slipped or they set it down to get their pants on, for my 4-year-old to become self-conscious about her body.
Ugh I hate that so much. Same for my daughter. Now even in the women’s locker room when it’s just her and I, she likes to change in the stall. She’s only six! 😫