“I truly believe that most of the time we’re doing the best that we can with where we are at that moment.” – Valorie Burton.

“Show yourself grace.” – Patrice Washington.

“Guilt can follow you throughout the day.” – Patrice Washington.

“Mom Guilt is very real.” – Valorie Burton.

“Guilt tries to hijack your decisions.” – Valorie Burton.

“If you don’t question it, then you’ll behave as though you’re guilty.”- Valorie Burton.

“False guilt isn’t that you’ve done something wrong, it’s just that you feel like you’ve done something wrong.”- Valorie Burton.

“Guilt is what we feel when we think we’ve done something wrong.”- Valorie Burton.

“There is a guilt gender gap.” – Valorie Burton.

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Overcompensating Because Of Guilt – 13:25.

Key discussion points from this episode include: Today she breaks down how we can stop beating ourselves up and take back our joy, by letting go of guilt.

Valorie teaches that resilience is a skill that can be learned – and anyone who wants to have fulfillment, high impact and success must learn it. Since 1999, she has written 13 books on personal development translated into nine languages, including the bestsellers Successful Women Think Differently, Successful Women Speak Differently, What’s Really Holding You Back?, and the most recent book Let Go of the Guilt. Her company provides coaching, coach training and resilience training and has served clients in all 50 states and 15 countries on six continents.

Her life-changing message has an intriguing, research-based emphasis in the pioneering field of applied positive psychology – the study of what happens when things go right with us. National bestselling author, international speaker and life strategist Valorie Burton is the founder and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute. We can only recondition what we first recognize, and a book that does a beautiful job at helping readers remove guilt and move past shame is, “Let Go Of The Guilt” by Valorie Burton. Guilt is rooted so deep within our hearts, it’s often hard to recognize we’re carrying it without consciously acknowledging where it originated. There are so many things we need to let go of in life, but one that I’ve seen cripple most people is guilt. Whether that means letting go of limiting beliefs, toxic relationships, shame, or even guilt, letting go is the key to truly living your life’s purpose and walking in the freedom that you’re called to. This entire month is dedicated to letting things go.

Let go of the guilt by valorie burton