Being hurt, intentionally or unintentionally can leave an individual feeling a sense of pain and betrayal. Many of us have our own personal stories of pain, anger and bitterness from a person or event in which we were deeply hurt. How can we begin to release these feelings, once we’ve acknowledged and processed them? How can we demonstrate forgiveness? On today’s episode we will discuss what forgiveness and unforgiveness is, misconceptions around forgiveness and five core components of practicing forgiveness. Research has demonstrated, nearly every aspect of an individual's life changes for the better upon becoming more forgiving, lower stress levels, greater resiliency, longer life, significant feelings of happiness, and preventing or reducing the risk of disease. Forgiveness can have a profound impact on mental health and well-being, so much so that forgiveness therapy is being utilized as a method of treatment among therapists Thank you to Epidemic sound for the amazing artists: Glowiing Tilden Rompe Lawd Leche House of Say Run the clock Ballpoint A Mi Madre Caro Luna References Amish Grace and Forgiveness - LancasterPA.com. (n.d.). Lancaster, PA. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://lancasterpa.com/amish/amish-forgiveness/ King Jr., Martin Luther ‘Loving Your Enemies’ Rev. King, Jr.'s Subject,” Atlanta Daily World, 30 August 1952. For a later example of this sermon that follows this early outline, see King, “Loving Your Enemies,” Sermon Delivered at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, 17 November 1957, in The Papers of Martin Luther King, vol. 4: Symbol of the Movement, January 1957-December 1958, ed. Clayborne Carson, Susan Carson, Adrienne Clay, Virginia Shadron, Kieran Taylor (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2000), pp. 315-324; Luskin, F. (n.d.). Wanting “Yes” and Getting “No”. Greater Good Science Center. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/video/item/wanting_yes_getting_no Park, W. (2020, November 10). What other cultures can teach us about forgiveness. BBC. Retrieved March 19, 2023, from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201109-what-other-cultures-can-teach-us-about-forgiveness Worthington, E. L. (2005). Handbook of Forgiveness (E. L. Worthington, Ed.). Taylor & Francis.
