Counselor Carl (http://serenityonlinetherapy.com) explains the differences between healthy guilt, toxic guilt, and shame, and how shame and toxic guilt are often entwined. He describes how shame and toxic guilt are instilled in children through abuse, neglect, dysfunction, and bullying. He describes strategies for dealing with healthy guilt, toxic guilt, and shame. He points out that shame is pervasive and can affect every aspect of a person's life even as an adult, and yet healing can take place in recovery. Counselor Carl's straight-forward teaching style makes complex concepts easy to understand. Counselor Carl is a licensed, professional counselor with 19 years of clinical experience both online and face-to-face.