CC09 Keynote 02 - How Can I Forgive You? A Radical Model for Healing Interpersonal Wounds - Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD
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- Topic Areas:
- Keynotes | Couples Therapy | Forgiveness | Pain and Healing
- Categories:
- Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2009
- Faculty:
- Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP
- Duration:
- 57:47
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- May 01, 2009
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description: This keynote offers a clear, humane rethinking of forgiveness, distinguishing genuine repair from pressure to “just let it go.” Through vivid stories and clinical examples, it shows why forgiveness must be earned through accountability, empathy and meaningful change, and why “acceptance” is often the healthier path when offenders can’t or won’t make amends. Participants learn how interpersonal injuries are healed, how partners can rebuild trust, and how self-respect, clarity and resilience guide the choice to forgive—or not.
Syllabus Description: How do we forgive a partner who cheats, drinks, insults, abandons - and doesn't show a shred of remorse? This keynote will challenge common assumptions about what it means to forgive and will present a radical model that gives hurt parties the courage to forgive - and the freedom not to.
Educational Objectives:
- To define the assumption that one must forgive to achieve mental, physical and spiritual health.
- To describe how these differences can be used to promote healing.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Credits
Faculty
Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, ABPP Related Seminars and Products
Janis Abrahms Spring, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board certified clinical psychologist and nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy, and forgiveness. Her first book, After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, has sold more than a half million copies and was a Books for a Better Life Award finalist in the categories of Best First Book and Best Relationship Book. The completely updated second edition (2012) includes a new chapter on affairs in cyberspace. How Can I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To, was a Books for a Better Life Award finalist in the category of Best Psychology Book. Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent, a Living Well Award Silver Medalist, captures the extraordinary, ordinary personal challenges and moments of grace that come with caregiving and growing old.