Bucket Emptying: When Parental Guilt Drives Your Decisions

Bucket Emptying: When Parental Guilt Drives Your Decisions

Do you suffer from parental guilt?

Do you often guilt yourself into doing things you know you shouldn’t do?

Does this guilt manifest in material stuff like toys and treats?


You don’t need to feel embarrassed, we’ve all been there. It’s so easy to feel that guilt, and then we do whatever it takes to make that guilt disappear.


If you think your parental guilt is getting better of you, I’m here to help.


So find a comfy seat, pour yourself a cuppa, and enjoy the conversation…



Highlights from this episode:

00:31 - The dictionary defines guilt as…

03:22 - You can flex the rules

04:34 - How we can check ourselves

07:03 - Ask yourself these two questions

09:51 - Shifting from guilt to reason



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