<P><STRONG>Winner of the 2022 Gradiva¿ Award for Best Edited Book!</P></STRONG><P>Understanding shame as a relational problem, <I>Shame Matters</I> explores how people, with support, can gradually move away from the relentless cycle of shame and find new and more satisfying ways of relating.</P><I><P></P></I><P>Orit Badouk Epstein brings together experts from across the world to explore different aspects of shame from an attachment perspective. The impact of racism and socio-economic factors on the development and experience of shame are discussed and illustrated with clinical narratives. Drawing upon the experience of infant researchers, trauma experts and therapists using somatic interventions, <I>Shame Matters</I> explores and develops understanding of the shameful deflations encountered in the consulting room and describes how new and empowered ways of relating can be nurtured. The book also details attachment-informed research into the experience of shame and outlines how it can b