In this episode of Family Matters with Instructor Mike, we confront the pressure to apologize for things we were never taught—and unpack the cultural chains that keep us stuck in guilt, performance, and fake inclusion. From performative healing to emotionally manipulative group dynamics, Instructor Mike dives into the developmental science behind why people say “sorry” without skills, and how to stop apologizing unless you have a real plan going forward.

Learn how to:

• Identify when guilt is misplaced and accountability is misdirected

• Replace hollow apologies with real, learned strategies

• Handle moments where you know better but don’t yet have the tools to do better

• Respond to culture, family, or community trying to guilt you back into stagnation

Featuring real-life apology scripts and grounded in psychology, education, and lived experience, this episode is a call to action for those who are learning out loud—and refusing to perform healing they haven’t been trained to execute.

Because family matters. Growth matters. And being under-trained isn’t your fault—but staying that way is your choice.