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

Morand suggests, “Leaving that ‘last bite’ could result from feeling restraint or trying to maintain control subconsciously ...

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save ...

Guilt is a universal emotion, and while women often tend to allow guilt to affect their choices more than men, it can derail anyone's life. Luckily, there are ways for us to balance healthy sense of ...

Guilt and shame arise from different cognitive triggers and rely on distinct neural systems to guide compensatory behavior.

Guilt, like worry, is a useless emotion—useless because we don’t need to feel bad about ourselves to take corrective actions. Guilt is a useless emotion for three basic reasons: You can't change the ...

In today’s Dear Annie column, an exhausted people-pleaser asks how to set boundaries, say no without guilt, and stop ...

Motherhood means a daily experience of guilt and anxiety about our kids, especially for working moms in America. It is so universal that we don’t question it: being a mom means feeling guilty all the ...

It's easy to get swept up in the holiday season and forget about your finances. But when it's all over, you might feel ...

Retired trial attorney David Miraldi has received national recognition for his legal thriller “The Edge of Guilt,” published ...