Brooke Shields started modelling before she could speak. By the time she was 11, she had bagged her first film role. It was ...

Guilt and shame are universal human emotions that shape how we navigate our social worlds. Though often lumped together, they are distinct in their experience and function. Guilt arises from our ...

Shame shatters a child’s developing sense of self, leading them to believe there are things about them that are inherently wrong and unlovable. When there is no space for a child to find ...

The idea that “shame works”—that stigmatizing behaviors and shaming the people who do them are necessary and honorable tools of public policy—is a recurring theme in both conservative and ...