Healing Shame and Guilt

“This elegantly succinct book is the most straightforward yet deepest work on shame and its resolution that I have ever read. [Shame is] not a ‘deserved’ consequence of our shortcomings but a process adapted during early development—a process we unwittingly continue to generate throughout life. Chronic shame becomes amenable to healing as guided by the astute advice the authors provide. They grant us the agency to heal ourselves.”—Gabor Maté, MD, author of The Myth of Normal and In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts“Shame and guilt are often invisible burdens, shaping our lives in ways we don’t always see. In Healing Shame and Guilt, Dr. Heller provides a compassionate and practical guide to understanding and healing these hidden wounds. Having worked closely with him, I know his insights are grounded in decades of pioneering trauma work, and his message offers real hope to anyone seeking freedom and wholeness.”—Sean Walsh, former CEO of The Meadows Behavioral Healthcare

DR. LAURENCE HELLER is the creator of the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) and Founder of the NARM Training Institute. Dr. Heller has conducted NARM trainings and case consultations for thousands of therapists throughout the United States and Europe. He is coauthor of Healing Developmental Trauma and Crash Course, and most recently The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma. The book presents one of the first comprehensive therapeutic models for addressing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD).

STEPHAN KONRAD NIEDERWIESER is a NARM Master Practitioner. He provides advanced seminars, individual and group supervision, and certifies future NARM Master Practitioners. In his private practice in Berlin, Germany, he supports individuals in freeing themselves from the lasting effects of early trauma, chronic shame and guilt. Niederweisser has written several books on healing from the effects of developmental trauma.