Posts Tagged ‘Forgiveness’

Forgiving Your Parents

Forgive Your Parents - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Is it necessary to let your parents off the hook?

Robert Karen PhD in his article, Forgiving Your Parents, tells us that forgiveness is the route to happiness, maturity and self-acceptance.

Check out this article if you are contemplating this question.

Move Past A “Rotten” Childhood

Move Past your Rotten Childhood - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Get a new story, no victim mentality.

Check out this article, 7 Best Pieces of Advice For People Who Want To Move Past A Rotten Childhood, by Tracy McMillan, writer for the hit TV series, Mad Men.

Ms. McMillan is no stranger to difficulty with a father with spent most of his time in jail and a prostitute mother who abandoned her. Her advice is brilliant and right to the point.

Say Goodbye to Resentment

Say Goodbye to Resentment - Cheryl Woolstone counselling Blog

“Resentment is the poison you swallow hoping the other person will die.”

This graphic quote from actress Carrie Fisher, reminds us that we are hurting ourselves when we resent another person, and we are giving them control over our emotional state.

Want to loosen the grip of resentment and embrace forgiveness, here are some ideas… Read more »

After The Affair

After the Affair - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog Post

Can your relationship survive infidelity?

Once love and trust are shattered can you ever get it back? Is forgiveness possible?

Dr. Janis Abrahams Spring in her book, After the Affair, answers “yes” to these questions…providing that each of you is willing to look honestly at yourself and your relationship, and acquire the skills you need to get yourself through this crisis. Read more »

How Can I Forgive You?

How Can I Forgive You - Book Review - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Cheap forgiveness is a quick and easy pardon.

There is no processing of emotion and no coming to terms with the injury.

When you refuse to forgive, you hold tenaciously to your anger. When you forgive cheaply, you simply let your anger go. Is there another way of looking at this age old dilemma?

Is forgiveness good for you? Is it necessary to forgive in order to heal? Perhaps not. Read more »

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