Your Zesty Self

New perspectives on freeing yourself from shame and building self-esteem.

Jane Bolton, Psy.D., M.F.T., is a supervising and training analyst and adjunct professor at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. See full bio

May 18, 2009

What We Get Wrong About Shame

I think there are two reasons that people aren't as "zesty" as they could be. One reason is that they have acquired misinformation about the emotion of shame. The second is that they don't have enough information about shame. Read More

April 28, 2009

Wanna Be Zesty or Testy?

A simple (but sometimes secret) household and office ingredient makes the difference between feeling zesty or testy...

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