![]() Foil Purse Writing Pad "I Didn't Lose My Mind I Just Put It Somewhere Safe" $5.95 You might as well laugh as you write your lists. ![]() I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't): Telling the Truth About Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power $15.00 It's a feeling that flushes over a person like the quick unexpected flash of a camera in one's face. It is sudden. It is mortifying and painful. It can be from an instantaneous event or something that may have happened in the past, even many years before. No one necessarily even has to throw anything up in your face to feel shame before the spasmodic feeling washes over you. "Shame on you " If you think you're the only one who has trouble coping with this emotion, just think again and join the club because we all have this issue. Bren Brown has carefully researched the impact and social consequences of shame on women. She shares her results with a promise to help women develop "shame resilience" in her latest book, I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a CULTURE OF SHAME. For six years Brown, a social worker, researched the topic of shame and interviewed countless women in an attempt to understand the cultural impact and pain shame causes in the lives of women. According to her the emotions of embarrassment, guilt, humiliation and shame are often linked and lumped together by researchers in one basket, yet she feels that they are separate and distinct emotions with shame as the most painful of the lot. This sparkling book teaches us how to become shame resilient, even in the face of those malicious gossips we all know, and how to develop empathy. The author outlines four elements of shame, shame triggers, how to develop courage in the face of societal pressures to be a perfect woman and relates the stories of many women, whom we all recognize, who also suffer the pangs and pains this shame so often inflicts. Bren Brown assures us that we aren't the only fish in the sea and we all suffer from the affliction of shame. One look at the title of this book almost made me want to pick out the name of a therapist in the phone book and send it along as a gift so I wouldn't have to read it, but I was very pleasantly surprised at the readability and could easily relate to many of the stories the author so candidly revealed about her own experiences with shame. I could especially relate to the story of how vulnerable and shamed Bren felt when her holier-than-thou friend, Phyllis, tried to make her feel like dirt because she was so tired and anxious after the birth of her daughter. This is not a book that is a quick fix, nor one for someone with severe mental issues, but if you want a book to help you feel better about yourself this would be ideal. After you read it you can give it to your therapist for Christmas, provided you don't dog-ear the pages too much! ![]() Black "Just Fu&% Eat It" Embroidered Apron $29.99 The actual apron does not have any censored text. It reads "justfuckineatit" High quality cotton/poly blend apron embroidered with the perfect saying to make a statement at your next party. Fully adjustable to accommodate both larger and smaller builds. ![]() Relax... It's Just Sex $14.99 Looks like I am the only person who is ready to throw the movie away. I found it somewhat disgusting, rarely amusing although attempts were made to generate laughs, with a group of crazy characters preoccupied with sex. It starts out showing two ladies hugging passionately & then two men holding like bosom buddies. Jennifer Tilly is excellent. She wants to have children. Her bi-sexual friend gets it up in the kitchen. There are lots of interactions between men and women focusing largely on sex, even though other things go on in their lives. One shot shows two lesbians sharing it, two men coupled getting themselves off, a mixed couple intwined and lots of confusion. They might have been relaxing. I fell asleep. Perhaps the picture is good on DVD. The film was made by an independent small firm, altered to meet video ratings. If UR, the bare end results wouldn't differ much. I missed most of thee nuances other reviewers express. For those intrigued by homo & bi-sexual love scenes or who enjoy crude comedy, this film would be excellent. Avoid the VHS. |
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