My first experience of shame was at 3 years old. My parents had just rented their first 2 bed home and had been given furniture from my dad's parents. Not long after an argument ensued between my mum and my dad's sister. My aunties must have mentioned the furniture, because that same night my two older siblings and my parents were taking the furniture back to my grandparents. I didn't have a word for the emotion then, but I felt ashamed. Whether it was my shame or my parents shame, I felt it and it was a feeling that stayed with me for most of my life. Brene Brown describes shame as the most primitive emotion that we all experience. It's an intensely painful feeling of believing that you are flawed. We experience shame in our personal or professional life. Many of my female clients have talked about the shame they felt in showing vulnerability at work. For example women experiencing menopause or clients with a neurodiverse condition. In this Podcast I explore shame,  what it is, how to spot it and how to move through it.