We've all felt it…that sinking feeling in the gut, the visceral sense of wanting to escape your own skin, the feeling of being broken or flawed. It’s shame, one of the most difficult emotions to carry. Join me (Kyrie Russ) as I talk to Mike Heady, an expert on this topic. We talk about the differences between healthy shame and toxic shame, common behavioral responses, and how to change our relationship with this emotion so that it is instructive rather than destructive.

About my guest: Michael Heady, LCPC is the co-owner and co-director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute (ASDI) of Maryland. He is a Clinical Fellow with the Anxiety & Depression Association of America, a faculty member with the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute and is on the Advisory Board for OCD Training School. For over 15 years, he has utilized evidence-based treatments for clients with anxiety disorders, OCD, and related conditions. He is a former adjunct professor of psychology at McDaniel College and is a regular presenter at the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety & Depression Association conferences. Mike regularly provides individual and group consultation for therapists around the country. For the last few years, Mike has been working to increase evidence-based treatment options to those suffering with OCD and has been instrumental in building awareness about and training clinicians in Inference-Based CBT in the United States.

Resource on Self-Compassion mentioned in episode: https://self-compassion.org/

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