On the topic of Shame

A few weeks back I recorded some thoughts on the topic of shame. Since that time I have seen about 10 separate meme postings on social media sites, heard 2 speakers share their ideas on the topic, and had an informal conversation that seemed to center in on "shame". So even though this video is a little late in being shared, it still seems relevant.

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