“Taiga”
Doer and Dreamer, happy anywhere the snow flies.
Stigma, shame, and mental illness
Shame researcher (and storyteller) Brené Brown defines the difference between guilt and shame as the difference between feeling that you’ve…Shame researcher (and storyteller) Brené Brown defines the difference between guilt and shame as the difference between feeling that you’ve done something wrong and feeling that you are something wrong. “Shame is a focus on self; guilt is a focus on behavior.” Stigma, meanwhile, in my words, is the extreme societal disapproval for those who differ from the cultural “norm.” These definitions are something I’d given little thought to until I was diagnosed with a heavily stigmatized mental…“Taiga”2 min read