New brain research reveals how guilt and shame shape moral behavior, showing why guilt promotes repair while shame often leads to withdrawal.

When you feel bad about something you did, there are a variety of emotions you might experience. You might experience embarrassment for making a mistake during a performance. You might feel guilty for ...

“I can’t tell anyone that I had COVID,” a client said early last summer. When I asked why, she said, “Because I’m so ashamed. I knew I wasn’t being careful enough. Everyone is going to blame me for it ...

Your parents say they won’t move. It’s a common, exhausting scenario: You see signs that your aging parents need more help than you’re able to provide, but they refuse it. Perhaps one or both of your ...

"... We spend more time judging ourselves, feeling the guilt, thinking of what everyone else will say about us, wasting time, precious time in the process ..." I said ...

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save face, cooperating more with others or avoiding people altogether. Now, ...

Survivor’s guilt, experts caution, will for many be the new normal. It is a “constellation of feelings” — “despair, hopelessness, guilt, shame.” Combating survivor’s guilt involves understanding what ...

Have you heard of the term "mom guilt"? Or have you experienced feeling guilty for enjoying your time while your baby is back at home, being babysit? This is what's called mom guilt. But it can happen ...

Saving money over a long period of time requires good financial discipline, but it can be hard to tune down the good money habits for the occasional purchase. One high earner who is on the path to ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Procrastination is a common behavior many people struggle with ...