The Emotion Few Talk About, But Many Feel
- From classrooms and locker rooms to workplaces and social media, Adam and Brené trace how shame and humiliation are used to control behavior and even fuel violence. They explore what causes shame, why our self-protective responses backfire, and how we can handle it more effectively. They also unpack the messy overlap between imposter syndrome and cultural pressures toward self-doubt.
- Why Feelings of Guilt May Signal Leadership Potential – Marina Krakovsky, 2012, Insights by Stanford Business (Introducing the work of Schaumberg)
- Unwanted identities: A key variable in shame-anger links and gender differences in shame – Ferguson et al., Sex Roles
- Humiliation: Causes, correlates, and consequences – Elison & Harter, 2007, from The self‑conscious emotions: Theory and research
- Shame and Humiliation: From Isolation to Relational Transformation – Hartling et al., Stone Center for Developmental Services and Studies
- Strengthening resilience in a risky world: It’s all about relationships – Hartling, 2003, Women & Therapy
- Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome – Ruchika Tulshyan & Jodi-Ann Burey, 2021, Harvard Business Review
- How imposter syndrome can be your superpower – MIT Sloan Office Of Communications, 2025 (Introducing the work of Basima Tewfik)
- Unmasking the Impostor – MIT Sloan Office of Communications, 2025 (Tewfik, Debunking 4 myths)
- Listening to shame – Brené Brown, 2012, TED
- The Power of Vulnerability – Brené Brown, 2011, TED
