No one needs to feel shame, period! Guilt, maybe, but not shame. We are all doing the best we can with what we know- our values, experiences, and filters we use to process information. Can we do better? Absolutely. Should we do better? Absolutely. Are we bad people who deserve to feel shame? Absolutely not.

This isn’t about feeling better about ourselves. It matters, because shame drives self- destructive behaviors. Regardless of race, ethnicity, class. So stop the shaming. Of yourself and others.