Actively offering forgiveness to yourself

In the second of our two episodes dedicated to Forgiveness, Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore the tender territory of forgiving yourself. 

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Timestamps:

0:45: Why do some people struggle to forgive themselves?

2:30: Why it’s good to forgive yourself.

4:00: Taking maximum reasonable responsibility.

7:15: Feeling appropriate remorse.

11:05: Making amends.

15:20: Seeing the larger causes.

17:15: The balance between taking full responsibility and seeing larger causes.

20:40: Asking for forgiveness.

22:05: Offering forgiveness to yourself.

24:40: Recap

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