Guilt

The following question was sent to me this past week, and the issue raised is so universal that participants in my Take Back Your Life program are always glad we deal with it in depth, so they learn how to handle it better. Since it is such a common challenge, I thought I’d share some [...]

Several people wrote to me about additional feelings of guilt brought up by the many logistical challenges involved in putting together family holiday gatherings when aging or health-challenged relatives don’t live nearby. An excellent question – and a scenario that happens in millions of families every time there’s a major holiday. The collective amount of [...]

Recently I received another excellent Reader’s Question: “What is the best way to handle feelings of anger – followed by feelings of guilt about being angry? My wife is constantly postponing or cancelling our plans in order to cater to her parents’ demands. I have been tolerant most of the time, but this has now [...]

You know that feeling. GUILT. It wells up inside of you every time you carve out a little time for yourself, especially when there are twenty other things on your plate. That feeling of guilt is even more overwhelming and draining when you are a son or daughter caring for your sick or elderly parent. As [...]