Breaking the Cycle of Shame
Includes a 2.5-Hour On-Demand Recorded Workshop led by Dr. Diane Poole Heller
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- Full Transcripts
- Bonus Resources
Course Description
A 2.5 hour experiential workshop, including expert teaching, guided exercises, and 30 days of healing practices.
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What’s included in the training?
2.5-Hour On-Demand Recorded Workshop led by Dr. Diane Poole Heller + Q&A,
Learn why we experience shame and how it becomes destructive. You’ll practice techniques and exercises to stop shame spirals and shift harmful thoughts––and we’ll explore ways you can begin to develop greater self-esteem and self-compassion.
In-Class / Take-Home Experiential Healing Exercises and Prompts
Watch and learn as Diane guides you through several experiential exercises that will help you recognize where (and how) you feel shame to deepen your self-awareness.
You’ll also feel what it’s like to begin healing physically and emotionally as you release shame, judgment and self-blame—and instead, offer yourself kindness and empathy.
You’ll also get 30 days worth of self-directed exercises and prompts you can use daily to reinforce these skills and practice new, empowered thinking.
Follow-Along PDF Course Companion Workbook
Your interactive (digital or printable) PDF workbook is filled with helpful information, space for notes or personal insights, and prompts for deeper reflection.
You’ll find each exercise from the workshop outlined, plus easy-to-follow instructions for the self-directed exercises and additional resources that further support you in your ongoing healing journey.
FREE Bonus: Symptoms of Unhealthy Shame Checklist
This useful checklist helps you identify the most common signs of shame, so you can better understand how (and when) they affect your life, relationships, and work.
It’s also a valuable tool to assess and check ongoing progress.
Why take this course?
Learn to identify, understand, and heal shame through compassionate, body-based practices that restore self-worth and emotional balance.
Shame is one of the most painful emotions we carry. It convinces us that we are broken, unworthy, or beyond repair—often long after the original source of pain has passed.
As therapists and healing professionals, we see how deeply shame can shape a client’s inner world. It can hide beneath perfectionism, people-pleasing, or chronic self-criticism, quietly reinforcing disconnection and isolation. Even skilled clinicians can struggle to help clients access the tenderness beneath shame’s protective layers.
When shame remains unaddressed, it can sabotage progress in therapy, limit trust, and prevent genuine self-compassion from taking root. Traditional cognitive methods often fall short because shame lives not only in thoughts, but in the body—within posture, breath, and nervous system responses that carry implicit memories of unworthiness.
This course offers a somatic and attachment-based framework for transforming shame into self-understanding. Through experiential practices, guided demonstrations, and reflective exercises, you’ll learn how to create safety, interrupt shame spirals, and help clients rebuild confidence and connection.
Build the skills to recognize shame’s subtle patterns, support nervous system regulation, and guide clients toward genuine self-acceptance and belonging.
What you’ll learn?
Develop somatic and attachment-based tools to interrupt shame spirals, restore self-worth, and guide clients toward genuine self-compassion.
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Here's what you'll learn in the workshop...
Workshop
Discover how shame and toxic shame develop from early childhood through adulthood. Learn the difference between healthy shame, toxic shame and guilt—and the role that shame plays in our relationships and behaviors.
- Define shame and how to recognize it
- Distinguish between healthy and toxic shame
- Practice strategies to reframe your inner critic
- Understand how to counter shameful voices and stories
- Understand how early attachment injury or trauma influence our adult attachment styles
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Meet the Experts
Meet the Expert
Dr. Diane Poole Heller
You don’t have to keep hiding. You don’t have to prove yourself. You are more than your shame. Without condition, you deserve a fulfilling and joyful life. True healing is possible––for yourself and others.
Diane Poole Heller PhD is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and teaching expert in adult attachment theory and trauma resolution. She created the Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience™ (DARe), an approach that gives therapists and individuals practical skills for healing attachment and trauma wounds.
Her work helps adults with childhood attachment injuries develop Secure Attachment Skills (SAS) that lead to more connected and fulfilling relationships. Her expertise in trauma healing has supported survivors, helpers, and families affected by events such as 9/11, Columbine, and other school shootings.
She has authored several books, including The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships and The Attachment Workbook.
Learn directly from these experts.
Learn directly from this expert.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about course access, the training format, continuing education, and purchasing. If you need more information before enrolling, our support team is always happy to help you choose the right training.
Do I need to be a therapist to benefit from this training?
No! While Diane originally developed this material for therapists and healing professionals, the insights and practices apply to anyone seeking freedom from shame and self-criticism. Whether you’re a clinician, coach, or someone navigating your own healing journey, you’ll gain a compassionate understanding of how shame develops—and learn practical tools to quiet your inner critic, nurture self-worth, and build healthier relationships with yourself and others.
How long can I access the course materials if I purchase this training today?
You’ll have lifetime access to ALL training materials, including videos, transcripts, worksheets, demos, resources and bonuses too. You may also download, print or save materials at any time to your professional reference library for personal use.
In the interest of privacy, client demo videos are not downloadable.
Are the class sessions live or recorded?
This workshop was delivered live, including the Q&A segment. This reissued training features a full recording of the two-and-a-half-hour session, along with audio recordings, written transcripts, complementary resources, and exclusive course bonuses.
All of the training is on-demand, so you can learn at your own pace, or revisit the content more than once.
Are CE credits available for this course?
Continuing Education (CE) credits are not available for this training at this time.
Is there a refund policy?
We’re confident this program will be a valuable investment in your education, personal growth and clinical practice.
Because this is a re-issue of a previous training and course materials are downloadable, all sales are final.
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