The greatest obstacles to healing and growth following intimate betrayal—abuse, infidelity, or deceit—are also the cruelest because they seem so unfair. Guilt is a primary example. In hidden and overt ...

Guilt is common in postpartum depression (PPD), including feeling like a “bad” parent or needing breaks. PPD usually starts within 6 to 8 weeks after birth and lasts longer than “baby blues.” PPD ...

Guilt and shame are emotions that are often conflated with one another, but affect people very differently. In Daring Greatly (2015), author and researcher Brene Brown distinguished between shame and ...

In a guilt-based relationship, you may be forced to take responsibility for things that aren’t your fault. Here’s how to recognize and break free of this dynamic. Guilt is a powerful emotion—one that ...

Most of us are confusing guilt for something more damaging — but the fix can make all the difference. If you're a person who's even marginally empathetic, guilt is on some level a part of any human ...

Nearly every parent has experienced parental guilt. It happens when we don't enjoy playing with our kids, or when we lose our cool with them after a long day. When my daughter was a baby, I felt ...

It can prompt you to do the right thing, but it can also drag you down. By Jancee Dunn I’ve felt a pang of guilt several times today, and as I write this, it’s not even lunchtime: I missed a friend’s ...