Episode 283 - Shame and the brain: Wired for Joy

Before shame ever enters the picture, your brain was built for joy. In this episode, I'm going to talk about the neuroscience of joy — how it shapes the developing mind, why it's the foundation everything else gets built on, and what happens when shame interrupts that process. Using information and research from Curt Thompson's The Soul of Shame, attachment research from Allan Schore and Dan Siegel, and the broader science of early relational bonding, we'll look at how shame doesn't just feel bad — it actually fractures the integration of the mind. Additionally, I am exploring some scriptural correlates in this episode.