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:
- Recognize and describe how shame appears in everyday life situations.
- Identify and reflect on the roots of shame and its emotional dynamics.
- Understand the relationship between shame and self-criticism, and how both influence self-perception.
- Apply the five steps toward self-forgiveness to personal experiences.
- Cultivate self-compassion when facing feelings of inadequacy or failure.
- Develop awareness of body dissatisfaction and body shame, and practice appreciation toward the body.
- Explore and clarify one’s core values as a way to transform shame into authenticity.
- Envision how life might change if shame were no longer a limiting factor.
- Integrate key insights from personal reflection to support emotional growth and self-acceptance.
An article on “Leading without a mask: a self-compassion practice for impostor syndrome” is also part of this mobility.