Forgiveness Is Overrated: What Actually Helps You Heal from a Toxic Parent

In this episode, we’re talking about:

• Why forgiveness is often misunderstood
• Why you don’t need to forgive your parent to heal
• How focusing on forgiveness can actually keep you stuck
• The difference between forgiveness and healing
• Why acceptance is what actually helps you move forward
• What “radical acceptance” looks like in real life

Listen to learn more about the fallacy of forgiveness and what it actually takes to heal from growing up within a dysfunctional family system.

 
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