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“Shame keeps you silent!” Tell the truth to improve your self-worth

“Shame keeps you silent!” Tell the truth to improve your self-worth

Happy Place
Dec 1, 2025 51 min
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<p>For ten years of her life, Fearne was gripped by a deep feeling of shame; she chats through how she’s now learning to let it go. Shame breeds in silence, so we’re talking about it loudly in this episode...</p><br><p>-Shame researcher Brené Brown talks through how to cope with feeling ashamed through self-compassion</p><br><p>-Comedian Dawn French explains that we all need to embrace being a bit of a twat sometimes because we learn more from mistakes than success</p><br><p>-Artist Charlie Mackesy’s got some thoughts about how shame is stopping us being vulnerable and connecting with others properly<em>&nbsp;</em></p><br><p>-Mental health activist Ben West opens up about the shame he felt after his brother’s suicide</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-Singer Lulu reflects on how ashamed she was of her difficult childhood</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>-Broadcaster Jamie Laing talks for the first time about his eating disorder and the shame he’s held inside for so long</p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p>Listen to the full episodes here:</p><br><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/fb13f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brené Brown</a></p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/23125c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dawn French</a></p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/33c0e3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Mackesy</a></p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/29cbdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben West</a></p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/331200" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lulu</a></p><p><a href="https://pod.fo/e/340299" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jamie Laing</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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