UNDERSTANDING WHY WE FEEL SHAME!⁠⁠⁠ It’s important to understand why we feel shame and the difference between healthy and toxic shame.⁠⁠What is shame?⁠⁠ Shame is an emotion that we experience when we feel judged by others.⁠⁠ Healthy shame occurs when we do something foolish or cross boundaries.⁠ It can be used as a learning experience to redirect our behaviour in the future.⁠⁠ Toxic shame occurs when an individual has undergone a traumatic experience, and therefore develops a shame identity. Whe