My family has always been suspicious of pleasure — we were raised to work hard and delay gratification — but my siblings and I are adults now trying to figure out how to actually enjoy our lives without feeling guilty. We keep having these awkward conversations where we're all secretly wanting permission to have fun but don't know how to give it to each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
The family is collectively unlearning pleasure-denial while lacking models for guilt-free enjoyment together.
“Where Are You with Pleasure and its examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.