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Being Well · March 23, 2026 · 1h 20m
The Self-Abandonment Loop: Shame, Self-Criticism, and How to Break Free
Forrest Hanson & Rick Hanson (solo)
Why is it so hard for us to do what we actually want to do? In this episode, Forrest explains the hidden structure of self-abandonment: how shame drives the loop, how the loop produces more shame, and how the inner critic uses a “can’t win” situation to keep us stuck. Then he and Dr.