Editing Shame (section)

==== Empathy ====
[[Brene Brown]] explains that shame (using a metaphor of a petri-dish) only needs three things to grow: [[secrecy]], [[silence]], and [[judgement]]. Shame cannot grow or thrive, in the context (or supportive environment) of [[empathy]]. It is important, that when reaching out for a supportive or empathetic person (i.e. when reaching out to share a story or experience): that we choose the people who have ''earned the right'' to hear our story (i.e. someone trustworthy); share with people with whom we have a relationship that can bear the weight of the story.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brene|first=Brown|title=The Power of Vulnerability|publisher=Sounds True|year=2012}}</ref>