Shame Matters: Attachment and Relational Perspectives for Psychotherapists

Winner of the 2022 Gradiva® Award for Best Edited Book!

Understanding shame as a relational problem, Shame Matters explores how people, with support, can gradually move away from the relentless cycle of shame and find new and more satisfying ways of relating.

Orit Badouk Epstein brings together experts from across the world to explore different aspects of shame from an attachment perspective. The impact of racism and socio-economic factors on the development and experience of shame are discus...