Teen Moms Anonymous
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Episode 6: Pt 3: Healing the Shame That Binds You - May 25, 2025
The powerful grip of toxic shame drives us to protect ourselves in ways we rarely recognize. In this transformative third installment of "Healing the Shame That Binds You," Dr. Chris uncovers how "acting shameless" becomes our shield against unbearable emotional pain.
Episode 5: Pt 2: Healing the Shame That Binds You - May 18, 2025
Trauma changes us in profound ways, forcing our true selves into hiding while protective mechanisms take over. In this powerful second installment of our "Healing the Shame that Binds You" series, Dr. Chris explores the automatic defense mechanisms--Dissociation and a False Self-- that emerge when we face severe threats, particularly sexual abuse and physical violence.
Episode 4: Pt 1: Healing the Shame That Binds You - May 10, 2025
Shame—we all feel it, but few of us understand its profound impact on our lives and relationships. In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Chris introduces us to the critical distinction between healthy shame (a natural emotional boundary) and toxic shame (the devastating belief that we are fundamentally flawed and unworthy of connection).
Episode 3: Intro: Healing the Shame That Binds You - April 30, 2025
In this introduction to our groundbreaking five-part series, "Healing the Shame that Binds You," Dr. Chris explores the crucial distinction that can transform your parenting journey. Healthy shame serves as a natural boundary, reminding us that we're human with limits—not gods. It's perfectly normal and helps us recognize when we need support. Toxic shame, however, convinces us that we're fundamentally flawed and unworthy of love.
Episode 2: Empathy: The Antidote to Shame
Many teen moms and adult mothers who were teen moms feel or have felt shame, and it caused them to want to withdraw and hide. Shame, however, can't survive empathy. Empathy--the ability to emotionally connect with what the other person is feeling, see things from their point of view, and put yourself in their shoes, is the antidote to shame. In today's episode Dr. Chris discusses five (5) ways everyone can demonstrate empathy.
Many teen moms and adult mothers who were teen moms experience judgment and are riddled with shame, years after their teen pregnancy. In today's episode, Dr. Chris discusses judgment and shame, two powerful and uncomfortable emotions that trigger a physical sensation in the body, making us want to shrink back and hide.
