How to protect yourself emotionally from unfair accusations

Research shows that exclusion -- not guilt -- triggers shame. Here’s how to handle it.

Picasso: “Head and Dove”

Today we’re exploring three questions:

When someone accuses you unfairly, why is there so much shame mixed up in the heat of your anger?​

Why, in such situations, do you sometimes have to remind yourself, again and again, that you did nothing wrong?

And…what steps could you take, to protect yourself from these dynamics?