Some good episodes of The Simpsons (part 1)

‘The Simpsons’ is, pretty much indisputably, the best TV show ever. Given how consistently brilliant the show was throughout almost all its run*, many ‘average’ episodes of the show are still full of solid gold. To that end, here is part one of an occasional series on really, really good Simpsons episodes that don’t tend …

Guilt, shame and responsibility

Guilt and shame are often thought of as if they are the same, or as if they are synonyms for each other. But they are not. There are two different ways of distinguishing them that I have been introduced to by counsellors or therapists. One is that guilt is personal and internal, while shame is …