Forgiveness, a key concept in Attitudinal Healing, is now widely recognized as essential for emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Research, including Dr. Fred Luskin’s Stanford Forgiveness Project, shows it’s a learnable skill that reduces stress and enhances peace.

Forgiveness isn’t about forgetting, excusing, or reconciling—it’s about shifting perspective to release suffering and reclaim inner power. It often involves grieving a loss and choosing peace over pain. Even imagining forgiveness can improve health. Ultimately, it’s a personal, inner choice that transforms our story from one of hurt to one of strength and freedom.

Before you join us, please watch the following video that accompanies this session before we meet. 

In this video, we explore the transformative power of forgiveness—not just from a spiritual perspective, but as a practical, evidence-based life skill. Once rooted primarily in religion, forgiveness is now supported by science, psychology, and neuroscience as a vital key to emotional and physical well-being.

Drawing from the Stanford Forgiveness Project led by Dr. Fred Luskin, using his 9 practical steps to forgiveness we uncover how forgiveness can lower stress, improve health, and shift our mindset from pain to peace. We’ll cover why forgiveness is not forgetting, excusing, or reconciling and the physical and psychological costs of holding onto resentment.

Before you join us, please watch this video as it accompanies this session and we will be discussing it in group.