Passion, Shame, and the Freedom to Become: Seizing the Vital Moment in Psychoanalysis

This book examines how humans can overcome feelings of shame through self-acceptance and regain their innate passion and freedom to grow. This book is a must read for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and anyone interested in developing a deeper understanding of the dynamics of shame and passion in our lives.

Peter Shabad, Ph.D. is on the faculties of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute, Chicago Center of Psychoanalysis and Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. He is co-editor of The Problem of Loss and Mourning: Psychoanalytic Perspectives (IUP, 1989) and author of Despair and The Return of Hope (Jason Aronson, 2001)