Working with Our Shame - René Rivera

How large of a force is shame in shaping the behaviors we see in society and ourselves? In this talk, René Rivera gently but powerfully guides us through the terrain of shame, drawing from personal experience, restorative justice work, and Buddhist teachings. He names shame as one of the five primary human emotions and explores how it subtly drives fear, anger, and avoidance. René relates how shame shows up intensely in work with people who’ve experienced or caused sexual harm and how f...