Guilt is a powerful emotion. It’s important to recognize and feel guilt because it motivates us to take accountability, make changes, and do better.

However, guilt can also convince you that you have more responsibility in a given situation than you actually do. It can pull you in and leave you feeling overwhelmed and frozen in place.

If you notice that you are not living in a way that is aligned with your values because you cannot get past feelings of guilt, it’s time to let these feelings pass and get back to your life.

There are steps you can take to loosen the grips of guilt and move forward in a meaningful way.

The next series of blogs will help you to better understand guilt and provide you with skills you can use to cope with your experience of it.