04/22/2026
A lot of people carry guilt for things they did as a child.
But here’s the truth:
You were still learning.
Learning how to handle emotions.
Learning right from wrong.
Learning how to cope with things you may not have understood at the time.
Guilt can make you feel like you were a “bad kid.”
But often, you were a kid doing the best you could with what you had.
Growth means recognizing:
If you feel guilt now, it likely means your values have changed.
And that matters.
You are not the same person you were back then.
You have more awareness, more empathy, and more tools.
You don’t have to keep punishing yourself for a version of you that didn’t know what you know now.
Healing includes offering your younger self compassion.
✨ What would it look like to forgive your younger self?
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Katarina Almanza Martinez, MS, LPC-Associate
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