Overcoming Childhood Guilt & Reparenting Your Inner Child

Overcoming Childhood Guilt & Reparenting Your Inner Child

August 12, 2026 · 26 min · Season 2 · Episode 29

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Patrick Teahan explores the burden of guilt carried by childhood trauma survivors and the difference between guilt and shame.

In this episode, Patrick Teahan, MSW explores the heavy burden of guilt carried by childhood trauma survivors. When growing up in a toxic or dysfunctional family, children are often trapped in no-win situations, blamed for things entirely out of their control, and expected to manage adult problems. This creates a deeply rooted sense of guilt that persists into adulthood, fueled by underlying, internalized shame. Patrick breaks down the crucial difference between guilt and shame. Guilt focuses...

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