Life gives everybody more than enough to feel guilty about. It’s endless. Creatives, by contrast, are given a double helping of guilt.

In this segment, Pat and James explore what we should and should not feel guilty about and how to manage guilt when it crops up unbidden by actually doing something to earn it.

Hint: Getting our work done does not make the feel guilty list.

Bad parenting? Absolutely does.

Questions for Listeners:

* What gives you unearned guilt?

* How do you navigate it?

* Or are you more like Picasso?

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