The Soul of Shame

Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves

By: Curt Thompson

Narrated by: Jim Seybert

The Gospel Coalition Top Books of 2015 in Faith and Work

Hearts & Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Applied Theology, Basic Christian Living, Whole Life Discipleship

We're all infected with a spiritual disease. Its name is shame. Whether we realize it or not, shame affects every aspect of our personal lives and vocational endeavors. It seeks to destroy our identity in Christ, replacing it with a damaged version of ourselves that results in unhealed pain and brokenness. But God is telling a different story for your life.

Psychiatrist Curt Thompson unpacks the soul of shame, revealing its ubiquitous nature and neurobiological roots. He also provides the theological and practical tools necessary to dismantle shame, based on years of researching its damaging effects and counseling people to overcome those wounds. Thompson's expertise and compassion will help you identify your own pains and struggles and find freedom from the lifelong negative messages that bind you. Rewrite the story of your life and embrace healing and wholeness as you discover and defeat shame's insidious agenda.

©2015 Curt Thompson (P)2017 Two Words Publishing, LLC. Recorded and distributed by permission of InterVarsity Press, P.O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA. www.ivpress.com

I wish the author would have read his work

I you have ever listened to Dr. Curt Thompson; you probably understand why this book for me falls flat by the narrator.

The author seems for me to be the only authentic voice with difficult but an important work such as this.

excellent book

I think this book is helpful for anyone who wants a more abundant life

life changing

I have listened to this book several times now, and feel like I'm starting to understand how shame affects my thought life and how I therefore interact with those I come into contact. The book is personal and tells a great story of the writer himself and some of those he got to counsel. This book and others, with the help of a regular Centering Prayer routine is helping me make changes I was not able to make before.
Thank you.

WOW!!!..Game Changer... Jackpot

So this book popped up and I had a little bet of a driving trip coming: an available credit on Audible...so I gambled!!!
Jackpot!!!

A must listen for EVERYONE!

It is irrelevant what your upbringing and past might have been, reading this book will empower you to begin remembering and working through some of the hidden effects of Shame you never knew were there, and having negative effects on you today. as Dr Thompson says going through this process with a group of trusted friends would be best if you are able, please read this book if you think you don't suffer from shame currently or from your past that's fine but the tools and the Insight he shares in this book will help you be more empathetic and a blessing to those around you.

Helpful to Life

We all deal with it. This book helps identify the many areas it affects in our everyday life and encourages ways to break away from its power. Worth reading!

Best book I’ve read in years

The information in this book has changed my life. My wife is reading it at the same time, and the conversations that have come from our discussions have brought us together in a way I didn’t even know was possible. Understanding what shame is and how it has invaded every area of my life has brought so much awareness and helped me to understand the way it has shaped the story I tell myself about myself. The best part is that you can’t unsee this information; simply knowing shame is there and how it works already begins to undo the damage caused.

I am extremely grateful for this book. There is no way I can say in a few short sentences how important this information is to everybody. It not only shows us what we’re up against, but gives us the roadmap to healing and full integration of our mind, body, and soul that ultimately leads to living life as it was intended; full of joy, creativity, acceptance, community and love.

Wonderful & Annoying

I will say this is a 5 star in defining, revealing what shame is and what to do about it.
I don’t like the doctrinal push on his view of God and Christ. I thought no as a psychiatrist he should be mindful that not everyone is a Catholic or a Christian or a believer in God. He should have stayed in the psychological wisdom the Bible does provide.. which he does 90% of the time - but as readers we become your patient or student. This though your book you enforce God, the Trinity and that will be disturbing to many listeners.

However as I bypass those issues and some of the rambling tangents ... I really do think this book is going to help me.

must read

this book is a brilliant connection between hard science and timeless truths found in christianity.

Eye opener!!

Dr Thompson so eloquently explains the spiritual battle that tries to keep us from "being known". Very applicable to how I see God's work in my life as I interact with my teenagers! Must read for any person who struggles with performance and "shame talk".