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 ...

Every personal problem is also a social problem. This means that most of our problems, no matter how personal they may seem, are connected with the type of society we live in.

Many of us avoid setting boundaries because we feel guilty when we set a limit or ask for something. Feeling guilty is understandable. However, not setting boundaries can lead to bigger problems.

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 ...