S3E38 Researching Forgiveness: The Science of Letting Go

Forgiveness Is For YOU - Overcome Trauma Through Forgiveness

Friend, What if forgiveness has less to do with excusing what happened to us and more to do with how we carry what happened? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Frederic Luskin, director and cofounder of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects. For more than 30 years, Dr. Luskin has studied forgiveness and its impact on our health, relationships, emotional well-being, and spiritual lives. In our conversation, we explore some challenging questions about forgiveness. What happens when we take what other people do personally? Is everything that happens to us actually about us? And what changes when we stop allowing someone else’s actions to have so much power over our lives? Although I approach forgiveness from a Catholic perspective, forgiveness is not limited to people who are religious. You don’t have to share a particular faith, or have a religious belief at all, to wrestle with resentment, hurt, anger, or the need to forgive. At the same time, Dr. Luskin and I discovered meaningful common ground around spirituality and the role it can play in forgiveness. We talk about the connection between forgiveness and the spiritual life, and why forgiveness may be more than simply a psychological exercise. Whether you’re carrying a grudge, struggling to make sense of something that happened to you, or wondering what forgiveness could look like in your own life, this conversation offers a different way of thinking about what it means to let go. Dr Luskin’s Links: Website: fredluskin.com Books: Forgive for Good: https://a.co/d/056u7uS6 Forgive for Love: https://a.co/d/052zPgnn Stress Free for Good: https://a.co/d/0bfapKia Connect with Dr. Carron Partner with Us: https://go.drcarron.com/FIFYPodcastGift Work with me 1:1 — Looking for shame‑free, nonjudgmental support on your healing journey? Schedule a free consultation and let’s chat: https://go.drcarron.com/chatwithdrcarron Love the Podcast? If Forgiveness Is for YOU resonates with you, please: Follow / Subscribe Share with someone who needs hope Leave a rating and written review Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forgiveness-is-for-you-overcome-trauma-through-forgiveness/id1721956839 How to Leave an Apple Review Open the Apple Podcasts app Search: Forgiveness Is for YOU Tap the show (not an episode) Scroll to Ratings & Reviews Tap Write a Review Credits Host & Producer: Dr. Carron Silva Podcast Editor: Dr. Carron Silva Cover Art Designer: Dr. Carron Silva Music: Kode M (@kodemaster90) Social Media Manager: Diamond_Media00 Disclaimer Opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Guests are welcomed in a spirit of respectful dialogue and freedom of expression. A Final Word Thank you for listening, Friend. Remember: Forgiveness is for YOU.

About Podcast

Are you struggling to forgive yourself? Do you hold a grudge against someone who harmed you physically, emotionally, or mentally? Do you find it hard to forgive the adults in your life who were supposed to protect you, but didn’t? Do you hold resentment against a whole class of people because you’ve been discriminated against?
I’VE BEEN THERE. I KNOW.
I’m Dr. Carron Silva, Your Forgiveness Guide. As a woman of faith, I’ve spent the last 30 years seeking healing for sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and healing from racial discrimination. What I’ve learned is that therapy could only take me so far. I believe that FORGIVENESS IS THE WAY TO INTERIOR FREEDOM, but we cannot do it alone. We need God, and in particular, Jesus, the Divine Physician, with the love of the Holy Spirit, to help us through a process of forgiveness.
On this podcast, I talk about all the things that help you develop a lifelong skill of forgiveness and empower you to forgive yourself, others, and God. As a Certified Wholeness and Catholic Mindset Coach, I help you to navigate emotionally challenging situations, cultivate resilience after trauma, and in a nurturing emotionally safe, empathic, nonjudgmental, confidential coaching relationship.
Why wait? Freedom starts now. Here’s what you can do:
Connect: Schedule a FREE consultation with me at www.drcarron.com
Study: Want to explore forgiveness on your own time before digging deep? Sign up for my 5 Days to Forgiveness Self-Guided Mini Audio Retreat. https://drcarron.kartra.com/page/forgiveness-audio-retreat
Receive: Invite me to your church or small faith-sharing group for a talk or half-day virtual or in-person forgiveness at info@drcarron.com