Nella Coiro The Forgiveness Journey. Transcend Your Hurt, Transform Your Life

How do you define forgiveness? According to Nella Coiro, “forgiveness is the highest form of self-love.”The idea for The Forgiveness Journey was born when the author began to explore resentments that she had been struggling with for decades, and realized the degree of negative impact they still had on her life. She said, “I was particularly struggling with forgiveness issues concerning my mother, so I decided to explore this relationship from a broader lens, including what my mother’s perspective might have been concerning our struggles.”The author asserts that the topic of forgiveness is something many people struggle with, and misconceptions can add to this struggle. “We seem to think that if we forgive, then the offender has won. We need to expand our perceptions of forgiving.”Using a combination of research, interviews, therapeutic models, and her own personal experience, Nella will take you through the steps needed to forgive those who have offended you, move past your victim stories, forgive those who have not apologized, and move on with your life.This important book gives you the tools you need to achieve self-empowerment and transformation, including mindfulness exercises, action plans, checklists, and the good old-fashioned wisdom of someone who has been in your position before. The Forgiveness Journey shows that finding forgiveness is about releasing yourself from the shackles tying you to the past. The Forgiveness Journey is for anyone who is sick and tired of emb...