An Alternative Strategy For Healing Toxic Shame

An Alternative Strategy For Healing Toxic Shame By Bart Sharp Toxic shame is when we are raised in a home where we are placed in situations that we are controlled in an abusive way/s that create our self image as less than.  We create us in a false way to be able to fit into [...]

Our Personal Growth Can Have Darkness Before There Is Light

Our Personal Growth Can Have Darkness Before There Is Light   By Bart Sharp   Sometimes when we feel we are stuck in our personal growth we are close to breaking through to something greater in our therapeutic progress.  It may feel like we are totally in our limitations when actually we are making great [...]

Healing Shame Connects Us To Our Essence, Joy

Healing Shame Connects Us To Our Essence, Joy By Bart Sharp The whole nature of shame is that we were told in some way, verbally or non-verbally that we were less than creating the invalidation of the great beings that we knew we were as infants or children.  Babies come into this world knowing intrinsically [...]

Overcoming Shame To Become Our Own Power

Overcoming Shame To Become Our Own Power By Bart Sharp Shame is a limiting belief within all of us that helps us recognize we have limitations.  However when we are raised in homes that are dysfunctional and operate from a viewpoint of toxic shame it leads us to anger, depression, various addictive behaviors and more.  [...]

The Secret Debilitating Presence Of Toxic Shame, Part Two

The Secret Debilitating Presence Of Toxic Shame, Part Two By Bart Sharp The dampening of the flame that toxic shame is associated with can be created during various stages of an infant’s life.  Some children are shamed in every stage of development where as others are limited to a few stages.  As the shame is [...]

The Secret Debilitating Presence Of Toxic Shame

The Secret Debilitating Presence Of Toxic Shame By Bart Sharp When we are in a home environment where were we are continually made to feel lesser than, belittled and/or abused the child experiences toxic shame.  Toxic shame can happen in many forms from an alcoholic neglectful parent, abusive father, dominating siblings and many more.  The [...]

Predictions For 2011

Predictions For 2011 By Bart Sharp As a tradition I connected to the consciousness of the world (meaning planet and people) to ask what would the year 2011 bring.  Interesting stuff.  I would like to put forth the disclaimer that not to make any of this stuff significant, it is just a prediction please do [...]

Empowerment Through A Meditative Practice And Action Plans

Someone told me that one of the ways that he creates the great things in his life is during meditation.

Learning To Process Emotions Is A Live-Long Skill Part Two

What I have discovered is that so much of our daily anxieties, worries, angers, etc always have a source from our past. So when I experience the emotion I stop, sit down and feel it. The first step is to locate where you feel the distress in your body.

Our Negative Emotions Can Be Our Best Teacher To Avoid Painful Relationships

For many, they are not taught how to process emotions therefore when they experience something like their own anger, grief or guilt they react negatively to the process. “Oh NO! The painful stuff is here again!” The dread of encountering such a challenge is more than they can handle therefore it is common to retreat into the same predictable patterns they have created in the past.

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