This week we talk about a subject that hits close to home, body shame. 

This week our letter writer is struggling with being shamed by a partner. We talk about "body count" and why we should free ourselves from any shame in this discussion! 

This week, we are with my friend Paul Chamberlain of Smart Funny Tortured. We talk about his story, and the unique take on shame that he's developed. Get ready for a radical reframe, as we consider shame as the shitty little henchmen of trauma, and think through what it would mean to make them heel. 

Our letter writer this week is struggling with some shame related to snooping. Do we all snoop? Is it something to be ashamed about? Shoule we do something about it?

Our letter writer has just had the unfortunate experience of being diagnosed with an STI. She is steeped in societal shame about sex, and we try and chip some of that away. Bonus rant about shame containers and social media.  

And we're back for Season 2 of The Trauma Tapes! The topic this season is shame. What is it? How does it relate to trauma? In what ways does it get in the way of healing? What do we do about it? We have been gathering letters, but before we jump into those, we wanted to dust off our microphones and record an intro episode.