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The Role of Shame in Divorce, Affairs, and Betrayal | Dr. Zoe Shaw
Why does shame after infidelity feel so different from other kinds of shame? Why can't you just "be vulnerable" and make it go away? And why does it keep you stuck in relationships, patterns, and silence long after you know you deserve better?
In this episode of The Scarlet Edit, I sit down with Dr. Zoe Shaw — psychotherapist, author, and host of Stronger in the Difficult Places — to talk about what she calls complex shame. This isn't garden-variety guilt. Complex shame is the kind that buries itself so deep it becomes part of your identity, and it shows up everywhere — in affairs, in…
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