Shame is a big part of addiction. To recover, people don’t need judgment. They need acceptance of who they are, writes Eliezer Gonzalez.
It’s hard to imagine being more desperate than that moment when you run out of loo roll. It can teach us something about our humanity, writes Sam Chan.
Our response when we fail can either set us on a path of deeper connection with God, freedom and forgiveness, or years of shame, guilt and condemnation.
Some people start on Honour Island, but most of us start on either Average or Shame Island. Average Island is where the majority of the population dwells.
