About the Bloggers

We are a diverse group of graduate students,veterans from Vietnam and the Gulf war, as well as students with family and friends currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Studying the effects of shame on peoples lives with Dr. Brown has given us some powerful insights into our own lives and experiences as well as those of our friends and family. Through the course of our studies we have also come to appreciate how empathy and compassion contribute to a shame resilience which can empower people to reconnect with family and friends and move on with their lives. We hope that by sharing these ideas, and some of the information and resources that we used, we will contribute to a better understanding of the causes of shame in veterans and what can be done to treat its causes.  

Therefore, this space is designed to primarily serve Social Work students and professionals as well as students and professionals from other helping fields who have the opportunity to work with populations of veterans of all ages and their families.  We hope to use what we have learned to raise awareness of the concepts of shame, shame resilience, empathy and compassion as they impact the lives of American veterans.  It is our goal to use this space to provide students and professionals with content and resources related to shame that might benefit and enhance their work with a diverse population of veterans and their loved ones.