Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting 2657: Restorative Justice in Your Relationship by Keith Wilson on Meaningful Healing and Accountability
Jul 13, 2025
Discover how restorative justice techniques can transform personal relationships after betrayal. Keith Wilson highlights the importance of taking responsibility and making clear amends as steps towards true healing. Rather than settling for superficial forgiveness, this approach emphasizes mutual participation and accountability. Real-life examples illustrate the effectiveness of these principles, showing that with commitment, reconciliation is possible.
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Restorative Justice Court Example
- Keith Wilson illustrates restorative justice with a criminal example involving a kid spray-painting a swastika.
- The process includes admitting guilt, understanding harm, making amends, and reconciliation with measurable goals.
Apply Restorative Justice in Relationships
- Use restorative justice in your relationship if both parties are willing to take responsibility and make amends.
- Your wife's amends should be measurable, attainable, and concrete with a clear time limit for restoration.
Mutual Willingness is Essential
- Both partners must be willing to meet and develop a plan for amends for restorative justice to work.
- If either party is unwilling or nothing can repair trust, seek a divorce attorney instead.