Description: Shame and doubting one's worth can be debilitating. Unemployment and isolation as a result of the pandemic can fuel these negative feelings. Learn how to heal from the destructive hold of shame and codependency by implementing eight steps that will empower the real you and lead to healthier relationships. Shame: the torment you feel when you're exposed, humiliated, or rejected; the feeling of not being good enough. It's a deeply painful and universal emotion, yet is not frequently discussed. For some, shame lurks in the unconscious, undermining self-esteem, destroying confidence, and leading to codependency. These codependent relationships--where we overlook our own needs and desires as we try to care for, protect, or please another--often cover up abuse, addiction, or other harmful behaviors. Shame and codependency feed off one another, making us feel stuck, never able to let go, move on, and become the true self we were meant to be. In Conquering Shame and Codependency, Darlene Lancer sheds new light on shame: how codependents' feelings and beliefs about shame affect their identity, their behavior, and how shame can corrode relationships, destroying trust and love. She then provides eight steps to heal from shame, learn to love yourself, and develop healthy relationships.
Brief description: Carlotta Brentan is a New York-based actor, producer, and award-winning audiobook narrator. In theater, Carlotta focuses on original play development, and has produced, directed, and performed in acclaimed world premieres at Cherry Lane, LaMaMa, and internationally. Behind the mic, Carlotta has voiced hundreds of national commercials, corporate videos, e-learning, dubbing, and audiobooks in multiple languages and accents. A multiple AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator specializing in YA with an edge, thrillers, and literary fiction, Carlotta has voiced New York Times and Audible bestselling audiobooks, as well as Reese Witherspoon Book Club picks by award-winning authors. Carlotta is a classically trained actor, graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and a bilingual speaker of English and Italian. In all her work-which also includes on-camera commercials and films-Carlotta aims to tell the stories of complex, introspective, enterprising characters on journeys of self-discovery.