Shame has been branded as a toxic emotion while guilt has been widely perceived as preferable. Here's the problem: Avoiding shame means avoiding growth.

It takes effort, even courage, to prioritize your own needs over others, writes Fayetteville therapist and minister. Make 2025 the year you increase the quality and wellness of your life.

While changes to your face due to genetics or aging are perfectly natural, there are some exercises you can do to help define your jawline. Exercising the neck, chin, jaw, and other facial muscles ...

Little did I know that guilt would follow me like a constant companion all throughout my parenting journey, well beyond my child's newborn stage. In 2017, I was at the end of a work trip to ...

Sources familiar with the agreement revealed that Timberlake admitted guilt to the lesser charge, which involves a traffic violation carrying a fine between $300 and $500, along with a 90-day ...

Relapse is part of recovery." In his video, Jack addressed his social media absence, saying he felt a lot of "shame and guilt" about relapsing. “I relapsed about three weeks ago and I’m back in rehab.

Yep, guilt. Tried really hard to rid myself of it ... Losing weight, giving up smoking, taking up exercise. Then, there are avoidance-oriented resolutions: wanting to avoid a negative outcome.

At the same time, the UCLA research found that clutter increases levels of cortisol, known as the stress hormone, and is linked to feelings of guilt and shame. Research also shows that clutter ...

Indeed, there is every evidence to suggest that the cruelty of Trump and Musk could put Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley to shame. We can only hope that the ghosts of conscience are on their way ...

“The shame must change sides,” she said, and of course, she was right: The shame lies with the rapists, not with their targets. And while what Lively faced is not the same, it’s also true ...

“Even after her death, you choose not to show the minimal decency that Mali deserves, despite her lifetime of suffering. Shame on you,” Christophe wrote. This was reshared by Nadine on her account.