Shame interferes with every aspect of your life. It affects your relationships, your job, everything. It's completely debilitating. To overcome it, you have to get to the core of the issue. Mark W Baker gives interesting suggestions on how to set boundaries and overcome shame in your life. He includes stories that highlight his personal victories over shame. His communication style is clear and gives an alternative way at looking at things.

I very much appreciated this book. It brought new and deeper insight to me about the difference between guilt and shame and the corrosiveness of the latter in particular. I could have done with a bit less of the religious overtones but that aspect is of course made clear in the book's description. Overall, compassionate in tone, well-researched in content with helpful advice, this is a recommended book for sure.
My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I attempted to read this book a number of times and ultimately did not connect much with it. Although a few of the anecdotes are engaging, the writing was a bit bland and I found myself skimming through a lot of
"counselor-speak" and searching for a deeper connection and more author vulnerability a la Brene Brown. Although it seems to be a well-researched book and I hope others can connect with it for the sake of healing, it did little to keep me engaged.

Shame is something that can eat at you for years. This book very good. I think it be great to get to a study guide with it.

When I found this book online, I was really interested in the topic and I was looking forward to reading it. I think shame is an issue that many people struggle with and I was especially interested in the perspective of a Christian psychologist. And there were many good points in this books. Dr. Baker always made sure that the reader unterstands want he wants to say and he combined biblical teaching and his knowledge as a psychologist really well. He explains that shame is normal, sometimes good even and everybody experiences it and then gives a sound explanation for problematic shame and how to distinguish if the shame you're experiencing is good or problematic.
The only thing that I would criticize is that it was a little repetitive at times, especially in the middle of the book. But then it got better again and he closed the book with a very good chapter on the differences between men and women when it comes to dealing wth shame.

I think this book will be really helpful for Christians that are wondering if the shame they deal with is problematic and what they can do about it. It's a great resource and I would recommend it.

This is such a helpful look at shame. I have a new understanding of guilt and shame, some practical ways to identify and overcome shame. It is a book that I would recommend to everyone as we all suffer shame in varying degrees so all need help from God to renew our minds.

As an ordinary everyday person, I found that Overcoming Shame (Let Go of Others’ Expectations and Embrace God’s Acceptance) by Mark W. Baker makes one of the clearest distinctions in the differences between guilt and shame. Clear, concise and easy for me to see exactly the connection and the mistaken confusion. It was eye-opening for me to see that even many writers in the field of psychology have added to the confusion.

After seeing how they could be related, guilt interchanged in our thinking for shame, it is allowing vulnerable that seemed especially hard to do. However, I appreciated the Godly focus of the book, looking for God’s acceptance and not man’s.

An enlightening book which reads well, not like a text book at all. It has examples of others, in which the reader could easily relate. It certainly more than meets the expectations that are set forth in the following description, “Combining psychological research, sound biblical teachings, and clinical experience, Dr. Baker provides a valuable resource.”

The stars are based on how helpful I found the book as one who does not have a background in the study of any branch of psychology.

An informative book which gives you an insight to shame and explains exactly what it is and how it differs from guilt.
As mentioned in the book 'Everybody feels it, nobody wants to talk about it' guilt is what you did, shame is who you are.
This book features case studies and biblical references. Written by a psychotherapist with many years of exlerience in this field, the book is informative and easy to understand.
Shame is toxic, this book is a must read for those who are affected by it.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in return for an honest review.

A great book. Very informative, written in a way which was easy to understand. Highly recommended.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Mark W Baker for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.