There is almost no social issue-from climate change to racism, from medical fatphobia to global pandemics-that Systemic Shame hasn't touched. Here are a few signs that you might be suffering from Systemic Shame: 1. You are constantly looking at yourself through the eyes of people who disapprove of you. 2. You compulsively take in news of upsetting events throughout the world, but instead of feeling empowered by knowledge, it leaves you guilty, frozen, and panicked. 3. You feel the heavy weight of responsibility, yet nothing you do in life seems to make a difference. 4. You try to do everything on your own-and you see slowing down or heeding help as a failure. It is possible to stop allowing our lives to be ruled by shame, and to create a world for ourselves that's shaped by community support, self-acceptance, and trust-and Unlearning Shame can show you how.