Unmuted: Families | Guilt Goon: A Family Conversation

UNMUTED by The Lioness in the Darkness · Sep 30, 2026 · 12m

Was this my fault?

That’s exactly the kind of question Guilt Goon loves.

In this episode of Unmuted: Families, we’re meeting a villain who has a sneaky way of convincing children that they are responsible for things that were never theirs to carry.

We’ll talk about the difference between guilt, responsibility, blame, and shame; what happens when children believe they caused a grown-up’s feelings or behavior; and why taking responsibility for something you did is very different from believing there is something wrong with who you are.

And grown-ups, we’re looking at ourselves too - including…