# S3E1: Shed Your Shame with Dr. Naomi Bernstein

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Podcast: [The Happily Never After](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-happily-never-after-7344496)
Published: 2026-04-07T13:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Dr. Naomi Bernstein explores how hidden shame can sabotage relationships and peace of mind. She reveals how understanding the two core types of shame—what's happened to you versus what you've done—can empower healing and authentic connection. She provides frameworks, mindsets, and practical trauma healing techniques to help listeners understand and confront all the ways shame shows up in our lives. Dr. Bernstein shares how gradual vulnerability and community support can liberate you from shame's grip. She explains the role of the nervous system in perpetuating shame and why owning your story is key to freedom. This episode offers a compassionate blueprint for reclaiming power, fostering self-awareness, and building stronger relationships. Tune in for transformative insights on healing, connection, and self-acceptance. ABOUT DR. NAOMI BERNSTEIN Dr. Naomi Bernstein is a clinical psychologist with 19 years of experience specializing in somatic mindfulness with individuals and couples navigating relationship challenges. She is also the co-host of popular podcast Oversharing . Dr. Naomi helps us understand how our nervous system drives conflict, disconnection, and reactivity—and why real change begins from the inside out. In her therapy groups, she brings together people facing different life struggles to challenge the familiar belief, “I’ll be happy when…” and to build perspective through shared experience. At the heart of her work is the belief that we heal in connection—because feeling supported and accepted can calm the nervous system and create the kind of resilience and peace that lasts. Connect with Dr. Bernstein at Naomibernstein.com Listen to Dr. Bernstein on the Oversharing podcast ABOUT THE HAPPILY NEVER AFTER The Happily Never After is a podcast…

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