Dealing with Feelings of Shame

by Kayla Lords · Published October 2, 2020 · Updated November 16, 2020

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While we don’t get into all the causes for shame in this episode, we also understand that it’s a heavy topic. Feel free to ignore or come back to this one later, if needed. While we thought we were going to talk about shame in a variety of ways, we ended up focusing on body image, sexuality, and kink specifically because of our own experiences with shame.

In this episode:

This was suggested in live stream chat recently
This isn’t about humiliation kink — we’ve done that topic
We’re not going to get into details about where the shame may come from — it’s unlimited and may or may not be about people’s past traumas that are inherently personal.
But those feelings of shame we carry around will have an impact on our power exchange.
Communication is key, but so is trust.
Time is a big factor in overcoming certain feelings.
Sometimes what we need is professional help — therapy isn’t just for someone with a diagnosed mental illness.

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