Guilt and shame are similar but also dissimilar. Guilt arises when we think that we have done damage to something or someone. Shame arises when we believe that we are damaged in some way (for example, ...

Ever wonder how childhood trauma follows us into adult relationships? Shame and self-blame can shape behaviors, and healing ...

One difference between guilt and shame, French philosopher Frédéric Gros points out in his book “A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion,” lies in how we understand their opposites. The absence ...

In his new book, psychologist Chris Moore challenges popular assumptions about guilt and explains why this uncomfortable ...

A new study from Flinders University has revealed why forgiving ourselves can be so difficult for some – even when we know it might benefit our mental health. The research, published in the journal ...

Remember Gomer Pyle, the hapless and saintly TV marine? His philosophical lexicon was limited, but it included two all-purpose expressions: Surprise, surprise, surprise! and Shame, shame, shame! The ...

A new global study published in Nature Human Behaviour provides evidence that people tend to act more generously toward others when they are aware of the negative consequences of their actions. This ...

Diet culture is everywhere, often putting people in a perpetual cycle of restricting what they eat to try to lose weight, then indulging after feeling deprived, followed by heaps of guilt and shame — ...

"Mom guilt is the number one thing I see as a psychologist who works with moms every day," Caitlin Slavens, BAACS, MC, R ...