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The Extraordinary Power of Forgiveness

Melissa Van Rossum | Posted 04.30.2012

Melissa Van Rossum

Forgiveness is not the relaxing of a boundary; if anything, forgiveness builds and strengthens healthy boundaries. Forgiveness is letting go, which is something you need to do for yourself.

Forgiving the Unforgivable

Marina Cantacuzino | Posted 04.25.2012

Marina Cantacuzino

Working with people who have experienced extreme trauma, I have become convinced that those who have suffered the most have the most to give, if they are only able to reconcile with their past and restore a measure of hope.

Forgiveness That Forgets: Seeing Our Mistakes Through Our Eyes

David Wilson | Posted 04.09.2012

David Wilson

Life happens. My question is: How can we find true and lasting forgiveness? Can you look past the sometimes rapidly-imposed judgments and attempt to see through our eyes why things happened as they did?

Get Addicted... To Forgiving Yourself

Anne Naylor | Posted 04.08.2012

Anne Naylor

To open your heart and honestly express your mistakes, fears or doubts seems counterintuitive. And yet, when you do so, you touch and awaken other hearts to do the same.

Healing the Past in the Present

Wendy Strgar | Posted 04.06.2012

Wendy Strgar

Many of us don't recognize how we hold our future hostage to the pain of our past. We don't understand that healing the past happens in the here and now.

Grief complicated by the loss of a best friend

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, My best friend and I had a major falling out 4½ years ago shortly after the death of my two-year-old son. At the time I was so...

A Time of Forgiveness

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 11.17.2011

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Each year during this time, many cultures around the world celebrate an occasion of forgiveness.

The Truth About Forgiveness

Wendy Strgar | Posted 11.17.2011

Wendy Strgar

I think that forgiveness is an act of the imagination. It embraces the child's heart which is always ready to risk for a better moment and give up the hurt of the last one.

The dirty little secret most women don't talk about

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

Despite the romanticized myth of BFF, the hard truth is that most friendships don't last forever. In fact, research suggests that when it comes to fri...

Forgiveness: You Want Acceptance, But Are You Giving It?

Holly Sidell | Posted 05.25.2011

Holly Sidell

While you may not like or agree with how you were raised, or may be angry that you aren't accepted for who you are by your parents, remember that they are also people with feelings and their own history.

Jesus Did Not Say 'Forgive and Forget'

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 05.25.2011

Anne Dilenschneider

According to the VA, at least 30% of American servicewomen (and many men) have diagnosed cases of Military Sexual Trauma, a form of PTSD. The perpetrators are usually servicemen and commanders.

Five Tips to Mend a Tattered Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

Harboring resentment towards someone has a way of bouncing back like a boomerang to hurt you (including raising your blood pressure). Let go of the disappointment.

8 Common Sense Questions To Ask A Potential Investment Counsel

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Naylor

"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." -- Oscar Wilde Money ...

Forgiving Student Loan Debt Would Stimulate Economy

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jon Chattman

Forgiving student loan debt would truly allow the educated lower and middle classes to create a solid foundation for a new economy.