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The Surprising Way You Can Jeopardize Your Own Divorce Settlement

Robert Hughes, Jr. | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Negotiation, Shame, Regret, Guilt, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Ann Buysse, Belgium, Ghent University, Custody, Anne Wietzker, Cooperation, Negative Emotions, Mediation, Legal System, Ruben Brondeel, Tom Loeys, Divorce News

Guilt, shame and regret are common emotions that are experienced during the divorce process.

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How Shame Destroys Relationships

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Infidelity, Marriage, Shame, Depression, Divorce, Bullying, Sex, Dating, Teens, Parenting, Choldren, Humiliation, Anxiety, Women News

Shame, one of the most difficult of all emotions, can slowly eat away at your heart, soul, stomach lining and relationships.

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Tackling Shame: 'Shame's Primary Power Is to Make Us Afraid of Being Vulnerable.' Part I

George Molho | Posted 04.24.2012

The beauty of vulnerability is in its expression. Its power resides in embracing it. By being unafraid to be vulnerable you will shrink shame, make a feast of fear and starve insecurities.

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Confronting Shame-Based Politics: The Biggest Challenge of All

Ian I. Mitroff | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Violence, Shame, Psychology, Democrats, Psychoanalysis, Crime, Republicans, Books News

Violence has reached epidemic proportions in American society. It has been an epidemic for far too long. Therefore, addressing shame -- one of the most important causes of violence -- is a major priority.

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Virgins, Bondage and the 'Magical Penis': Newsweek's Fail

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Purity Balls, 50 Shades of Grey, Therese Shechter, Shame, Purity Bears, Virginity Cults, Katie Roiphe, Sado Masochism, Gendered Shame, Romantic Novels, Barbara Cartland, How to Lose Your Virginity, Equality, Newsweek, Virginity, Bsdm, Women News

There is no connection between the theme of submission/dominance and women's "possible" discomfort with economic successes and power.

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Why Does the Family Have Such Difficulty Accepting Their Loved One's Addiction Issues?

Carole Bennett, MA | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Denial, Shame, Guilt, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Drugs, Family, Family Member Addict, Addiction & Recovery, Family Member Addiction, Healthy Living News

The most irresponsible families have children that are not caught up in addiction, and just the opposite is also true. This is a worldwide epidemic, and sadly everyone might be a member of this club.

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It's A Shame About Michael Fassbender

Ethlie Ann Vare | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Carey Mulligan, Addiction, Michael Fassbender, Shame, Sex Addiction, Sex, Women News

Michael Fassbender will be having plenty of sex. But he won't be enjoying it, and neither will you.

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WATCH: Overcoming Shame, From Tony Robbins

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Mondays With Marlo, Shame, Women, Video, Tony Robbins, Women News

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What Happens at the Lunch Table Stays at the Lunch Table? NOT

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Shame, Depression, Lunch Room, Cyberbullying, Bullying, School Anxiety, Mommybloggers, Psychology, Parenting, Cafeteria, School Bullyin G, Teachers, Mental Health Psychosomatic Symptoms, Scholl, Parents News

There is nothing quite like the feeling of being made to feel invisible.

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Guilt Takes the Worry Out of Feeling Shame

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Shame, Conscience, Guilt, Guilt Shame, Feeling Guilt, Narcissism, Feeling Shame, Guilt and Shame, Healthy Living News

Here are some common thoughts people have about themselves that cause them deep shame, things they want to be different but believe to their core cannot be changed or fixed.

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Fassbender's New Girl? (UPDATED)

Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Shame, Video, Michael Fassbender Girlfriend, Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender Zoe Kravitz, Michael Fassbender, X-Men: Origins, Michael Fassbender Dating, Slidepollajax, Celebrity News

UPDATE: Mystery solved! Thanks to all of you who chimed in, we can now identify the girl in the photo as actress Nicole Beharie, Fassbender's costar i...

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Lessons Parents Should Learn From Kirk Cameron's Anti-Gay Comments

Melanie Gorman | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Yourtango, Shame, Parenting Gay Sons, Rush Limbaugh, Parenting Gay Kids, Kirk Cameron, Sandra Fluke, Parenting, Parenting Gay Children, Video, Parents News

In a world where it is challenging for most people to create a healthy, sustainable relationship, the last thing a child needs is the judgment and shame from their parents if they realize they are gay.

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Movie Theater Showing 'Shame' Dubbed 'Den Of Sin'

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Michael Fassbender, Shame, Shame South Carolina Theater, Video, South Carolina Nickelodeon Theater, Shame Den of Sin, Den of Sin Shame, Entertainment News

An NC-17 rating is often the kiss of death for a movie, but one South Carolina theater is seeing boffo business for "Shame" after fliers that condemn ...

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A-List Stars Head To The BAFTAs

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: The Artist, Moneyball, Martin Scorsese, Nicolas Winding Refn, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Jean Dujardin, Michelle Williams, Tilda Swinton, War Horse, Margaret Thatcher, Brad Pitt, Video, The Help, Judi Dench. Stephen Fry, Lynne Ramsay, Viola Davis, My Week With Marilyn, Shame, British Film and Television Awards, George Harrison, Royal Opera House, The Iron Lady, Michael Fassbender, Drive, George Clooney, Hugo, The Descendants, Gary Oldman, Awards Season, Michel Hazanavicius, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, Baftas, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Entertainment News

LONDON — Silent movie "The Artist" had a night to shout about Sunday, winning seven prizes including best picture at the British Academy Film Aw...

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Susan G. Komen: Shame on Me for Not Doing My Homework

Nancy Wurtzel | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Komen for the Cure, Shame, Supporting Cancer, Living With Cancer, Sisterhood, Planned Parenthood Abortion, Susan G. Komen, Cancer, Cancer Fundraising, Fundraising, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women News

Over time, Komen may find its footing and continue to prosper, or it will be permanently damaged by recent events. My feeling is that we've not heard the last of this issue, but time will tell.

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Resistance: What You Judge Won't Budge

Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Shame, Anger, Controlling Behavior, Margaret Paul, Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Self Help, Resistance, Motivation, Self-Judgment, Clutter, Control, Emotional Wellness, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

How often do you tell yourself that you are wrong, bad, inadequate, unworthy, a jerk, stupid and so on? I've found, in the many years I've been counseling, that most people are frequently inwardly judgmental.

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Michael Fassbender's Oscar Snub Because Of Anatomy?

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Shame, Video, Academy Awards, Michael Fassbender Academy Awards, Michael Fassbender, Shame Movie, The Oscars, Academy Awards 2012, Michael Fassbender Oscar Snub, Entertainment News

Lost in all the hysterics over Albert Brooks's unbelievable snub by the Academy Awards on Tuesday morning was the fact that Michael Fassbender got din...

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Why I Don't Care to Watch the Oscars This Year

Sasha Bronner | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Shame, Moneyball, Christopher Plummer, Michael Fassbender, The Artist, Nicolas Winding Refn, Mike Mills, 2012 Academy Awards, 2012 Oscar Nominations, Drive, A Better Life, The Descendants, Carey Mulligan, Beginners, 2012 Oscars, Bridesmaids, Ryan Gosling, The Oscars, Los Angeles News

I have high standards. I always have a bone or two to pick with the Academy when nominations come out. Why are we nominating good movies? Why aren't we nominating the greatest of the great movies?

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Add These to Your Oscars List...

Emma Seligman | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Shame, Midnight in Paris, Oscars 2012, The Descendend, 2012-Oscar-Nominees, Young Adult, Oscar Nominations, Tree of Life, Oscar Nominations 2012, The Oscars, Martha Marcy May Marlene, 50/50, Oscar Snubs, Take Shelter, High School News

Although there were some fantastic films I didn't expect to see on the nomination lists, like Midnight in Paris, I'm going to put in my two cents for the names that weren't called.

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Why Does Hollywood Hate Gay Sex?

The Daily Beast | Ramin Setoodeh | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Lgbt Movies, Shame, Gay Movies, Glee, LGBT Cinema, Gay Cinema, Michael Fassbender, J. Edgar, Gay Characters, Gay Tv Characters, Hollywood, Gay Voices News

If you've seen any of the high-profile gay-themed movies from 2011--from Beginners to J. Edgar--you may have noticed they have one thing in common: th...

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The Movie Shame and the Myth of Sexually Compulsive Gratification

New Harbinger | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Shame, Shame Movie, Sexually Compulsive, Sex Addiction, Michael Fassbender Shame, Sexual Compulsivity, Sex, Shame Michael Fassbender, Shame Film, Shame Sex Addiction, Sexual Compulsion, Sexually Compulsive Behavior, Culture News

Substitute sex addict for alcoholic, and meaningless sexual encounters for drinking binge, and you will have a rough approximation of what it's like being addicted to sexually compulsive behaviors. It's not satiation that you are left with but shame.

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Your Misery Has Company

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Stress, Emotions, Shame, Holidays, Loneliness, Depression, Christmas, Coping, Sadness, Anxiety, Christmas Depression, Happiness, Holiday Blues, Holiday Blues Depression, Depression Holidays, Holiday Stress, Holiday Depression, Healthy Living News

It's not at all unusual for people to feel more anxious, exhausted, frustrated or depressed at this time of year than they typically do. And what's more, we feel like we are alone in our unhappiness. This common misperception only adds to our pain.

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Stars Who Deserved Their Golden Globe Nominations

The Huffington Post | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Clare Danes, Damian Lewis, The Artist, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shame, Award Season, Golden Globes 2012, Golden Globes, Ryan Gosling, Homeland, Michael Fassbender, Jessica Chastain, Golden Globes Nominations 2012, 50/50, Celebrities, Entertainment News

As soon as the 2012 Golden Globe award nominees were announced on Thursday morning, film and TV fans began the annual griping over the candidates they...

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The 10 Best Films of 2011

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Moneyball, The Artist, A Separation, Margin Call, Shame, Oren Moverman, Young Adult, Nicolas Winding Refn, Night Moves, Easy Rider, Hollywood, 10 Best List 2011, Sean Durkin Interview, Marshall Fine, Nashville, The Descendants, Drive, Taxi Driver, Jason Reitman, Incendies, Chinatown, Sundance, Marshall Fine Commentary, Rampart, Martha Marcy May Marlene, McCable & Mrs. Miller, 1970s Film, Movies, Entertainment News

The Descendants is my favorite film of the year for its ability to find the pain, dignity and humor in the story of a man watching his way of life die, even as he has to act as steward to its demise.

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COLORed Folks -- Share Your Shame, Fight the Stigma

Adia Colar | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Shame, Stigma, Therapy, Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat, Mentoring, Eating Disorders, Bulimia, Mental Illness, Eating Disorder Awareness, Addiction and Recovery, Black Women Eating Disorders, ED Recovery, Healthy Living News

There was a time when I wasn't willing to admit I had an eating disorder. After all, I was supposed to be on top of everything -- a good example for my school, my family, God, my race... and the list continued. An eating disorder didn't fit into that equation.

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