ARP 083 Purple Hoarding and Toxic Shame

Anxiety Road Podcast

Ongoing toxic stress and shame have development consequences as we grow up. Some people that have had those types of experiences can develop anxiety disorders.

Resources Mentioned:

• The New York Times article Inside Prince's Paisley Park Archives: 7000 Artifacts Cataloged, Many More to Go.
• Tracey Cleantis on Self-Care: Why Learning to Nurture Yourself is the Key to the Life You've Always Wanted, 7 Principles for Abundant Living. To get a sense of who Tracey this is a brief interview about Letting Go of the Dream. If you are interested in her new book visit the Hazelden Publishing
• The Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University video on Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development. Also check out The Science of Resilience for an understanding of how genes can affect our ability in early childhood to deal with stress. If we don't learn it then if will affect our future ability to cope.
• Linda Graham post on The Power of Mindful Empathy To Heal Toxic Shame.
• Audio book version of It Wasn't Your Fault: Freeing Yourself From the Shame of Childhood Abuse with the Power of Self-Compassion by Beverly Engle.
• I have to mention John Bradshaw's Healing the Shame That Binds, this is the link to the audio book version. 11 hours of goodness.

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