“Shame needs a contained space in order to grow, and since I wasn’t telling anyone, it was just festering inside me, unmonitored...and as soon as you open it up and let it out a little, it loses so much power.” Chanel Miller shares.
She continues, “Shame needs a contained space in order to grow, and since I wasn’t telling anyone, it was just festering inside me, unmonitored. As soon as I released the [victim impact] statement, then it was able to breathe. And as soon as you open it up and let it out a little, it loses so much power.”
Winfrey agrees, saying, “It can’t hide when it’s no longer a secret. The secret is what breeds and festers.” Miller responds, “Absolutely. And you begin to form these negative ideas of yourself.” “Which are not helped by reading comments on the internet,” Winfrey adds, causing Miller to laugh and agree. Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations
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