How Women can Overcome Guilt to Improve Emotional Wellbeing
Whether we realise it or not, every day we exchange our skills and energy for the opportunity
to live in a structured society where, generally, we are safe, able to earn a living and pursue our...
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How Women can Overcome Guilt to Improve Emotional Wellbeing
Whether we realise it or not, every day we exchange our skills and energy for the opportunity
to live in a structured society where, generally, we are safe, able to earn a living and pursue our
dreams and aspirations.
We do this by being good citizens, living within the boundaries of our
laws and customs, supporting others and being part of the community.
This arrangement works
well for everyone except when the ‘system’ places unrealistic expectations unfairly on one
group of people This can happen particularly to women, who, surveys continue to show, still
carry a disproportionate share of household and work responsibilities, resulting in negative
effects on women s emotional wellbeing.
The way that many women experience their contribution to this expectation is through guilt
when the expectations are too high.
This can result in a sense that they are not in control, and
this adds to the growing demand for counselling Bri
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