We’ve all made mistakes in our relationships. Sometimes, all it takes is one slip-up to mess things up. Other times, it’s not a little screw up but a BIG mistake, like cheating. Let’s not sugarcoat it ...

We all carry around invisible backpacks filled with regrets, missteps, and moments we wish we could rewrite. The weight of these past mistakes can bend our shoulders forward, altering how we move ...

One person’s ability to do this can change the dynamic of the relationship. Julie and John Gottman wrote: “One person’s response will literally change the brain waves of the other person.” Apologize ...

Have you heard accounts of victims of horrendous crimes, or loved ones of such victims, forgiving the wrongdoer based on a perceived religious obligation to forgive others as God forgives us? Or ...

Contrary to popular opinion, it is 100 percent unnecessary to forgive other people in order to deeply heal and transform your own life. The idea that in order to be able to move on, we must first ...

Self-forgiveness is generally understood as the process of taking responsibility for one’s own wrongdoing and then releasing the negative feelings associated with it. What makes self-forgiveness so ...