1133 - Healthy and Toxic Guilt | Recognition and Management

00:00 Introduction to Healthy and Toxic Guilt

00:18 Defining Healthy Guilt

01:16 Healthy Guilt and Personal Values

02:37 Motivating Behavior Change

03:55 Understanding Toxic Guilt

04:59 Toxic Guilt in Trauma and PTSD

06:02 Guilt for Things Outside Your Control

07:00 The Difference Between Guilt and Shame

09:01 How Children Learn Guilt vs Shame

10:06 Feeling Unworthy and Unlovable

12:27 Healthy Guilt Can Motivate Change

13:26 Effects of Toxic Guilt and Shame

14:31 Overresponsibility and Atonement

15:12 Overconscientiousness and Sensitivity

15:59 Chronic Stress and Immobilization

16:11 Increased Abandonment Anxiety

16:38 Codependent Behaviors and Control

17:14 Overshadowing Other Feelings

17:41 Should Have, Could Have, Would Have

18:27 Origins of Toxic Guilt in Childhood

21:27 Poor Boundaries and Cultural Messages

22:12 Cognitive Distortions and Guilt

24:23 Trauma, Grief, and Guilt

25:46 Group Activity: Healthy or Toxic Guilt?

26:18 Examples: Addiction, Abuse, Infidelity

28:27 More Scenarios: Parenting, Crime, Culture

29:44 Existential Guilt

31:27 Toxic Existential Guilt and Responsibility

32:16 The Impact of Toxic Guilt on Your Life

34:24 Environmental and Spiritual Impact

35:24 Addressing Guilt to Move Forward

36:40 Benefits of Letting Go of Guilt

38:06 Understanding Forgiveness

39:19 Examining Benefits and Drawbacks

41:28 Fear of Others' Judgment

41:51 The Psychological Flexibility Matrix

43:06 Guilt Slips: Daily Address

44:19 Permission Slips

45:32 Guilt Cards Activity

46:49 The Guilt Sack or Backpack

48:49 Positive Back Talk for Guilt

50:22 Guilt Journals: Finding Patterns

50:53 The Right and Wrong Game

52:12 Guilt Bill of Rights

52:58 Writing About Guilt

53:55 Questions to Ponder About Guilt

56:11 Evaluating Standards and Perfectionism

57:09 Ways to Avoid Feeling Guilty

57:39 Final Question: The Condemned House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices