10 – 11 October 2025 in Monteortone (Italy), organised by Fisiocamera/Bassi Laura.
Overview of the training
The training was a combination of the following elements.
- Theme: What is self-compassion? What is shame?
- Practice: Awareness of shame in everyday life
- Theme: Guidelines for safety and the paradoxes of shame
- Practice: The wish to be loved
- Theme: The origins of shame and the emotional backdraft
- Exercise: What I learned during childhood
- Theme: Shame and self-criticism
- Exercise: Exploring self-criticism
- Theme: Five steps toward self-forgiveness
- Reflection: What do I forgive myself for?
- Theme: Body dissatisfaction and body shame
- Practice: Appreciating your body
- Theme: Shame and core values
- Practice: Transforming shame
- Exercise: What would change if shame were no longer a factor in my life?
Competences acquired
As result of the participation in this training experience, Salem Islas-Madlo gained the following competences and professional skills:
Ability to:
1. Recognize and describe how shame appears in everyday life situations.
2. Identify and reflect on the roots of shame and its emotional dynamics.
3. Understand the relationship between shame and self-criticism, and how both influence self-perception.
4. Apply the five steps toward self-forgiveness to personal experiences.
5. Cultivate self-compassion when facing feelings of inadequacy or failure.
6. Develop awareness of body dissatisfaction and body shame, and practice appreciation toward the body.
7. Explore and clarify one’s core values as a way to transform shame into authenticity.
8. Envision how life might change if shame were no longer a limiting factor.
9. Integrate key insights from personal reflection to support emotional growth and self-acceptance.