Healing Justice Retreat - Sharing Stories of Loss and Redemption

The chapter delves into a healing justice retreat where participants openly share their struggles and losses, including the challenges faced by exonerees. Through exercises like rewriting self-critical letters with self-compassion, individuals explore the impact of harsh criticisms and words both internally and externally. The chapter highlights the shared sense of injustice and the healing process through vulnerability, empathy, and forgiveness experienced at the retreat.