Women and Shame (IMAGE) University of Houston Caption Brené Brown, shame and empathy researcher at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, is the author of I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame (Gotham, 2007) Credit Farrah Braniff Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.