The Psychology of Forgiveness & Steps To Take To Forgive Anyone (Including Yourself) w/ Dr. Fred Luskin

Today’s episode is an absolute MASTERCLASS on Forgiveness!   Dr. Fred Luskin, Ph.D joins me today. He is the Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects and Senior Consultant in Health Promotion at Stanford University and is a Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He presents lectures, workshops, seminars and trainings on the importance, health benefits and training of forgiveness, stress management and emotional competence throughout the country. Dr. Luskin holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Health Psychology from Stanford University   What I discuss with Dr Luskin: 0:00 Intro 2:27 Why does he feel forgiveness is SO IMPORTANT (as a psychologist) 4:00 Dr. Luskin explains why forgiveness is so challenging 6:40 How to have a healthy relationship with resentment 10:57 Forgiving someone who is “unforgivable” 15:27 Steps you can take to forgive someone 21:56 When is it time to stop giving people chances? 24:27 What differentiates a boundary from a grudge? 27:44 Differences between “forgiveness” and “enabling” 30:25 How to forgive yourself… 35:07 Why the WAY you APOLOGIZE matters (and how to do it properly) 38:59 Tips for entering a conversation with someone where the goal is “forgiveness” 41:26 Healing after you have forgiven someone 46:18 How to know if you have ACTUALLY forgiven that person    Thanks to this episode's sponsors:   Earth Echo Foods/Cacao Bliss: www.earthechofoods.com/dougbopst Use Promo code "Doug" at checkout to receive 15% off your order   BiOptimizers/Magnesium Breakthrough: Go to www.magbreakthrough.com/doug and use the code DOUG10 to save 10 percent when you try Magnesium Breakthrough.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices