Shame and the Self-Help Industry
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#selfhelp #selfimprovement #shame Are you obsessed with self-improvement? I’ve been thinking lately about how self-help culture often centers shame, as well as how that can translate to how we hold people in our own lives accountable. Here’s an episode of “Plot Twist, Please” about that very thing! 0:03 - Shame and Self-improvement 0:48 - New listeners! 1:43 - Why Public Internet Shame Works 5:47 - Capitalism & Communty Are Enemies But Also On The Same Team Sometimes? 7:37 - Is People-Pleasing Manipulative? 15:18 - Power Dynamics and People-Pleasing 17:19 - Self-help and Privilege 20:53 - The Baseball Game Bullies and “Bad People” **VOCAB** capitalism manipulation media literacy people pleasing binary influencer culture internet psychology privilege personal growth coach toxic positivity What is shame? http://www.trieft.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/01/Taking_Stock_Shame_Lit_2003_Mills.pdf Danger of Centering Shame https://humanparts.medium.com/the-personal-growth-world-needs-to-stop-ignoring-its-privilege-928530103560 🌼PATREON🌼 https://www.patreon.com/plottwistplease?fan_landing=true CASHAPP: $ChamayaMoo WHO EVEN AM I? My name is Chamaya and I'm a content creator who is passionate about creating an emotionally healthy, more empathetic world with a touch of creativity. I’m black, autistic, and goofy. Follow my personal Instagram for some good times and/or the Plot Twist, Please Instagram for self-help nuggets, mental health hacks, and strategies for advocacy.
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