Imagine your sister tells you something at the kitchen table and ends with, “but don’t tell Mom.” You feel the weight of it before you’ve decided anything. Your stomach tightens. Already you’re calculating what to say to your mother on Sunday.
It’s hard to forgive a wrongdoing. But there is a way to approach forgiveness that can be helpful to your well-being.
Research and interventions show the benefits of forgiving for the individual doing the forgiving. This makes sense, since forgiving help to reduce negative emotions. One approach is based on a REACH model that involves completing a workbook over several hours.
