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Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 5 a.m.

Today we\u2019re going to talk about embarrassment. I was listening to Bren\xe9 Brown's relatively new podcast called Unlocking Us and heard her use a term I didn\u2019t know.\xa0The term was self-conscious emotions and embarrassment is one of them. In this episode sponsored by BetterHelp, we'll cover how young you are when you can feel embarrassment, what you can learn from failure, and the positive aspects of embarrassment. You might be surprised!

I\u2019ve often said you learn a lot more from failure \u2013 and I personally have done just that. But how does it get to be something you can learn from rather than something you must avoid at all costs? Why is it that some people cannot tolerate being embarrassed and thus live extremely risk averse lives?

The listener email today is from a woman who only recently revealed sexual abuse to her therapist \u2013 before not even deeming it important enough to discuss - and how those revelations are changing her for the better.

Important Links:

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A Time article featuring Bren\xe9 Brown's answers to ten questions

Dr. Michael Lewis\u2019 research on embarrassment and child development

Tyson Hartnett article on fearing failure

Article in LifeScience by Remy Melina \xa0about positive aspects embarrassment

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