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Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.

Brené Brown
Self, Silence, Quiet
"Brené Brown Talks to The Shriver Report: The Power of Shame on Women Living on the Brink". Interview with Cara P.Lemieux, shriverreport.org. May 02, 2014.
Shame cannot survive being spoken. It cannot tolerate having words wrapped around it. What it craves is secrecy, silence, and judgment. If you stay quiet, you stay in a lot of self-judgment.