'shared' category missing from finder left navigation.

I am trying to access my shared folder on my MacBook from my iMac.
I am trying to access the files from finder. The left hand navagation in finder (which holds categories such as 'devices' and 'places') no longer lists 'shared' as one of the categories. Ive tried using search and spotlight to find the shared machine and the shared folder to no avail. However If i am in photoshop, and i go to file>open, the shared category (complete with my macbook and the files i am looking for) appear, and i have no trouble accessing them that way.
Why is 'shared' no longer listed in finder, and how can i get it back there?

I have the same problem on my new macbook pro. I can see "shared" on the home network but not when I'm away. After doing a little research on different sites I came up with this key sentence that did the trick for me!!
You can use screen sharing on the road if you enabled "Back to My Mac" in:
System Preferences>iCloud> check the "Back to my Mac" box.
I did this and it synced and I went back to finder and there it was.
Bill

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