Shame resilience
Subject in Mental Health
Shame resilience has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Brené BrownAmerican research professor and author on vulnerability, shame, and courage
Brown says her physical signs of shame mirror a trauma response, which helps her recognize it.
“time slows down, I get tunnel vision, my armpits tingle, It is the exact same we have found in the research for 20 years, trauma response”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 36:35
Brown argues empathy is the antidote to shame because it shows people they are seen and not alone.
“Shame cannot survive empathy because what empathy does is empathy first and foremost helps us believe and see I can be seen and I'm not alone”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 32:15
Brown says shame grows through silence, secrecy, and judgment.
“it needs three things to grow exponentially into every corner and crevice of your life. Silence, secrecy, and judgment”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 31:35
Adam GrantAmerican organizational psychologist, Wharton professor, and author
Grant recommends using a values-based mantra to cope with others' attempts to shame.
“My favorite one is, I'm not going to let other people define my worth”
The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel (Apr 23, 2026) · Listen from 40:52
Podcasts
Episodes
The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many FeelThe Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant · Apr 23, 2026 · 60 min
Brené Brown and Adam Grant discuss shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment, how shame fuels violence and control, shame resilience, and imposter syndrome.