The Power of Guilt: How Feeling Bad Can Improve Your Relationships | E484

What if the guilt you’ve been trying to shake is a guiding light for better relationships?

We spend so much energy trying not to feel guilty, about losing our temper, missing a call, falling short in some way, but guilt isn’t proof that you’re broken. It’s proof that you care. In this episode, I talk with psychologist Dr. Chris Moore about how guilt can actually help you heal your relationships, reconnect with your empathy, and live in alignment with your values.

Here’s a peek at what we cover:
00:00 Guilt Is Good: Why Feeling Guilty Can Heal Relationships
01:54 The Guilt Cocktail: Empathy, Anxiety, and Self-Anger
08:24 Guilt vs. Shame: How to Tell the Difference
13:43 Turning Guilt Into Repair: Apology and Forgiveness
16:48 When You Can’t Fix It: Guilt, Grief, and Self-Forgiveness
23:27 Moral Injury, Trauma, and Survivor Guilt
28:37 Chronic Guilt: Why Women Feel It More
33:12 How to Reframe Guilt and Use It as a Guide
41:13 Guilt Means You Care

If something in this conversation stirred your heart, maybe an old regret or a relationship you’d love to mend, you don’t have to sort through it alone. You can schedule a consultation with me or a member of my team at Growing Self. It’s a warm, private space to talk about what’s been weighing on you, get help managing guilt in a healthy way, and start moving forward with self-forgiveness and clarity.

xoxo,
Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby
Growing Self