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Relationship Advice

309: The Psychology Of Forgiveness

Relationship Advice

Colter Bloxom

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.41.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Learning to forgive your partner, friends and family is a core component to living a life free of resentment, anger and unhappiness. Listen to today's show to learn about forgiveness, and how to do it better. In this episode with Dr. Robert Enright, we discuss relationship advice topics that include: Understanding the paradox of forgiveness Learn the roadmap to forgiveness that's based on decades of research How to get rid of resentment on the path to forgiving What happens when we don't forgive Understanding that forgiving is not just 'moving on' And much more! For more information on our guest, and for the episode links visit: https://idopodcast.com/309 Sign up for our 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge here: 14 Day Happy Couples Challenge Do you want to hear more on this topic? Continue the conversation on our Facebook Group here: Love Tribe Sponsors BetterHelp: Get help on your own time and at your own pace. Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/IDO. Bev: A female-first canned wine brand that has ZERO sugar, 3 carbs and only 100 calories per serving. Receive 20% off your first purchase, plus free shipping. Visit DrinkBev.com/IDO or use code IDO. Spark My Relationship Course: Get $100 off our online course. Visit SparkMyRelationship.com/Unlock for our special offer just for our I Do Podcast listeners! If you love this episode (and our podcast!), would you mind giving us a review in iTunes? It would mean the world to us and we promise it only takes a minute. Many thanks in advance! – Chase & Sarah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Music

0:28.0

Hey guys

0:29.0

What's going on?

0:30.0

Thanks for tuning in.

0:32.0

We have a really awesome show for you today where we welcome Dr. Robert N. Wright

0:38.0

and we talk about forgiveness and I want to read his full professional bio

0:43.0

because it is quite impressive.

0:45.0

Normally we try to keep these short.

0:47.0

This one's going to be a little longer but you're going to want to listen.

0:50.0

Dr. N. Wright holds the Aristotleian professorship in forgiveness science

0:56.0

within the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

1:01.0

He's a licensed psychologist and co-founder of the International Forgiveness Institute,

1:06.0

a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge

1:11.0

about forgiveness and community renewal through forgiveness.

1:15.0

And the really exciting thing is he's really just the unquestioned pioneer

1:21.0

in the scientific study of forgiveness.

1:24.0

Having published the first empirically based journal article on person-to-person forgiveness in 1989

1:31.0

and he's been called the Forgiveness Trailblazer by Time Magazine

1:36.0

and has often introduced as the father of forgiveness research.

1:41.0

And you'll know why when you listen to today's show and obviously having heard his bio

1:47.0

but Robert has a lot of extensive knowledge in this

1:51.0

that you will be able to apply to yourself and your relationships.

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