Shame: A Concealed, Contagious, and Dangerous Emotion 3 Steps to Letting Go of Toxic Shame Brené Brown has spent her career studying shame and other topics. How much time do you have? Choose one of the videos below to learn more about shame. I've included a short video and a longer one. (4m 25s) If above video doesn't play click here . (20m 38s) If above video doesn't play click here .