Why do women feel so much guilt? We’re guilty when we don’t do what we think we should, when others get upset with us, even when we indulge in moments of pleasure. In Guilt Free, psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Reid invites us to let go of all this guilt so we can start making choices based on what we want and need rather than what we think we should be doing.
Some guilt is good, even necessary, but women are uniquely socialized to hold themselves to unrealistic expectations. Guilt drives us to take on more than we should, and do things that we don’t truly want to do. Any time we fall short – and we will, because we’re human – there it crops up: guilt.
It’s too much, and it doesn’t have to be this way.
Some guilt is good, even necessary, but women are uniquely socialized to hold themselves to unrealistic expectations. Guilt drives us to take on more than we should, and do things that we don’t truly want to do. Any time we fall short – and we will, because we’re human – there it crops up: guilt.
It’s too much, and it doesn’t have to be this way.
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A compassionate, science-based guide to breaking free from guilt so you can make the life choices you truly want to make.
I see it every day - women weighed down by guilt they don't deserve. Dr Jennifer Reid gets it. In Guilt Free she offers a powerful, practical framework to help women rewrite the stories they've been told about who they should be. This book is a gift for anyone ready to stop running on empty.
With enormous clarity and generosity, Dr Reid offers a way out of the silent burden of guilt, sharing practical, science-backed strategies to break free from unrealistic expectations and reclaim your personal power.
Through compassionate insights, practical tools and stories that feel achingly familiar, Dr Jennifer Reid guides us toward a life directed by agency, desire and authentic choice. This book is a reminder - you are already enough, and you deserve to live without guilt as the measure of your worth.