Guilty Pleasures: Why Do We Feel Guilt For Doing Things We Enjoy?

Why do we need to feel “guilty” about the things that make us happy? Why should we be ashamed? Typically, those “guilty pleasures” are the things that make me smile and that I look back on with happy memories. When we talk about guilty pleasures,  it’s the fact that the activity is solely for pleasure - and not necessarily productive - that we see it as a luxury rather than a necessity.  There’s a lot of baggage we need to break down, as guilt is a learned behavior - so let’s unlearn it! This episode will help us begin to look not only at where that guilt comes from but also how to begin letting that guilt go!