Shame, Self-Alienation and the Power of Self-Compassion (online)

Abstract:

The concept of self-alienation is inextricably linked to shame. Working with adult children of traumatizing narcissists, and with others who experience narcissistic abuse, Shaw’s way of working with these clients shifted as he began to study and integrate concepts and techniques from some of the contemporary traumatologists. What he has learned has led Shaw to place problems with self-alienation, a condition largely governed by shame, at the center of the therapeutic endeavor. Shaw will give clinical examples of his work with clients struggling with self-alienation that demonstrate his way of integrating trauma theories and a relational psychoanalytic perspective.

Objectives:

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will be able to define self-alienation and describe how it relates to shame

2. Participants will be able to explain the traumatizing narcissist’s relational system of subjugation

3. Participants will be able utlilize therapeutic approaches to healing self-alienation