Family Scapegoat Family Scapegoating Recovery scapegoat Toxic Shame Is Toxic Shame Sabotaging Your Recovery? December 30, 2020June 21, 2022 by Rebecca C. Mandeville, LMFT Toxic shame is chronic in nature. It resides in our unconscious, meaning, we are not consciously aware that we have, or are experiencing, shame. It exists ‘on the back burner’ of our psyche, causing havoc, and yet we do not even know it is there! Continue Reading