Made Possible by Parenthood
Charlie Lyons and Lindsay Green
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In this episode of Made Possible by Parenthood, Lindsay and Charlie dive into one of the most universally felt emotions in parenting—guilt. But rather than accepting guilt as an inevitable weight of parenthood, they explore whether it might actually be pointing us toward something deeper.
Through personal stories, reflection, and a surprising perspective from the Dalai Lama, they unpack:
• Why guilt and parenthood have become inseparable in modern culture.
• The difference between guilt, remorse, and regret—and why that distinction matters.
• How guilt can act as a distraction from deeper emotions like uncertainty and pain.
• The surprising ways guilt keeps us stuck and how to shift our relationship with it.
• Practical ways to question, reframe, and move through guilt with more intention and self-compassion.
Is guilt really an unavoidable part of parenting? Or can it be an invitation to greater self-awareness, connection, and choice? Tune in for a conversation that just might shift your perspective on the stories we tell ourselves about guilt.
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Insightful Quotes from the Episode:
📌 “Guilt can feel like this huge, puffed-up balloon that takes up all the space. But when you pop it, you realize there’s room for kindness, for connection, for actually seeing what your child needs.”
📌 “We think we have to carry guilt because it makes us a ‘real parent.’ But what if it’s just a broad brushstroke we’ve accepted without questioning?”
📌 “There’s a wisdom in feeling the ouch, the pain, the remorse—because that’s where real change happens. Guilt alone just keeps us stuck.”
📌 “We keep trying to solve parenting like a math equation, as if we can balance all the choices perfectly to eliminate guilt. But life isn’t an equation—it’s an ocean, and we have to learn which waves to ride.”
📌 “What if we questioned our guilt before accepting it? Is this really mine to hold? Is there something else underneath it that I actually need to pay attention to?”
How do we navigate parenthood when we’re carrying our own trauma? How do we hold our fears without letting them shape the size of our children’s lives?
In this deeply moving conversation, we’re joined byNeena Atkinson, an integral development coach and mentor, to explore the intersection of trauma, parenthood, and the ever-evolving journey of letting go. Neena shares her personal story of loss, the ways trauma lives in the body, and how she’s learned to hold fear while allowing her children the freedom to fully live.
Together, we unpack:
✨ The tension between protecting our children and letting them become in the world
✨ Why healing isn’t about “getting over” trauma, but integrating it
✨ How to co-create a sense of safetywith our children, rather than for them
✨ The ways fear can shrink our world—and how we choose something bigger
We also close with a breathtaking poem,Hello, Fear by Rosemary Wahtola Trommer, from her bookAll the Honey.You can find it here.
Other references from this episode:
📖The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
📖The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (Excerpt on Children)
Join us for a conversation filled with wisdom, raw honesty, and an invitation to hold both fear and love as we guide our children—and ourselves—into the world.