“Shame” feels like something of a taboo subject, but in his book titled Shame Unmasked: Disarming the Hidden Source of Destructive Decisions, Dr. Rick Patterson brings this hidden, secretive menace into the light so we have a chance to retake control of our lives.

“While my doctoral dissertation was based on how shame motivates and manipulates our lives, it’s been my experiences in corporate America, professional ministry, and as an adoptive father our four African American children that have led me to a new understanding of the power shame has over our lives and the daily decisions we make.  I have seen the effects of shame in my own destructive decisions from breaking my hand punching a wall to entering professional ministry.  It’s my hope that I can bring awareness to this hidden ‘killer’ so we can go about disarming it before it does any more damage.”