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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