Richard S. Balkin, "Practicing Forgiveness: A Path Toward Healing" (Oxford UP, 2020)

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast · Dec 10, 2020 · 54m

Our relationships enrich our lives. Strong bonds with family, friends, and colleagues make our lives full and vibrant, but they can also be a source of distress or even trauma. Few relationships are perfect, and we often find ourselves let down by even the people we count on most; learning to navigate the challenges is vital to protecting our health and wellbeing. In this book the author presents a model for forgiveness that addresses how we either repair relationships when someone has harmed us, or how we move forward when relationships are beyond repair. Repairing a relationship is not…