Many teen moms and adult mothers who were teen moms feel or have felt shame, and it caused them to want to withdraw and hide. Shame, however, can't survive empathy. Empathy--the ability to emotionally connect with what the other person is feeling, see things from their point of view, and put yourself in their shoes, is the antidote to shame. In today's episode Dr. Chris discusses five (5) ways everyone can demonstrate empathy.

To learn more about shame, a great resource is to listen to Shame and Vulnerability Researcher and Author, Brene Brown's, TED Talk, Listening to Shame, which has over 20 million views. She explains shame and why empathy is the antidote:

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