Monica Lewinsky Gives TED Talk On The Price Of Shame

In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our “culture of humiliation,” in which online shame equals dollar signs — and demands a different way.

We all make mistakes and have lessons to learn from such experiences. What grievous mistake have you made that just would not go away, took its toll on your life, and how have you shaken it off???