Do we really know the impact of guilt on our lives? Do you sometimes feel as if you cannot show your true emotions for fear of being judged or made to feel guilty? This can be especially true when it comes to parenting and in particular ‘mum guilt’.
There appears to be a fine line between balancing the joy of having children with the day-to-day trials that can test our patience and it can be difficult to exist in this space when it’s so loaded with guilt.
Often, the guilt that we feel is completely unjustified. The guilt is tied to the ‘I should’, and the ‘I could’ whilst making comparisons with other people lives as we perceive them to be rather than the reality.
Join us to hear from a highly renowned psychotherapist, author, and mum of three, Anna Mathur for an inspiring and insightful session about how to overcome the guilt trap in everyday life and why you need to focus on your own self-worth and worry less about what other people think.
The talk will cover a range of topics from looking at the different types of guilt we encounter in our daily lives from the useful to the useless and how we can learn from these and what to do about it. We will take a deeper look at what happens when low level guilt manifests into something more which has a negative effect on our confidence and wellbeing.
In this session we will cover topics including:
Undertaking a guilt inventory and determining the true impact of unaddressed guilt.
How to handle guilt when it comes to parenting particularly ‘mum guilt’.
Learn how to recognise when guilt is morphing into shame, and what to do about it.
The importance of self-worth and how to stop people pleasing in everyday life.
Q&A
You will leave the session with a greater understanding of how to address and manage feelings of guilt with a powerful technique to manage it in a healthy way. You will also be able to recognise the importance of your own self-worth to enable you to live an authentic and fulfilling life.
Copies of Anna’s Sunday Times bestselling book Know Your Worth : How to Build Your Self-esteem, Grow in Confidence and Worry Less about what People Think are available to purchase as an add on with your ticket and will be given out at the event. Limited copies will be available to purchase at the event.
Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist, The Sunday Times’ bestselling author, and a mum of three with a weekly parenting podcast ‘The Therapy Edit’. She is an expert on mental health and providing advice on anxiety, feeling overwhelmed and encouraging self-worth.
Anna’s first two books, Mind Over Mother: Every Mum’s Guide to Worry and Anxiety in the First Years and Know Your Worth: How to Build Your Self-esteem, Grow in Confidence and Worry Less about what People Think, both went straight into the top 10 on The Sunday Times bestsellers list.
She is passionate about taking therapy out of the therapy room and is widely celebrated for her accessible mental health advice and the light-bulb moments she offers across her platforms. Often told through her own experiences, Anna has an approach to mental health like no one else, whether it is providing advice on anxiety, feeling overwhelmed or encouraging self-worth.
Key Information:
Tickets include tea, coffee, and a selection of canapes.
Arrivals at 11am with the talk beginning at 11.30 and finishing by 1.30pm. All guests are welcome to stay and relax after the talk and there will be a lunch menu available to order at the restaurant.
Babies welcome (up to pre-walking stage), with dedicated play area in the room.
Please note we limited space for large prams in the room for the talk, but they will be able to be left in the buggy park on the ground floor (lift access throughout building), so we recommend bringing slings or a car seat carrier with you if required.
Photographer present (please advise if you would prefer not to be photographed).
Venue: The event will take place at Drake & Morgan, 6 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG. There is lift access in the venue to all levels and it is a baby friendly space.
Transport: The restaurant is located less than 5 minutes’ walk from Kings Cross Underground (step free) and St Pancras station.
Parking: Handyside Car Park is a 231-bay multi-storey car park in the Tapestry building on Canal Reach near the venue. Local 24/7 parking can be found within St Pancras railway station.