58 Dean Smith - Forgiving My Mother's Killer

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Connor Beaton

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Can you imagine being in the 6th grade and learning that your mother has been murdered? Fast forward to when you are an adult. Can you imagine not only forging the killer but save his life? Then can you imaging inviting him on stage with you in front of hundreds of people? Today's guest did all of this and it is a true honour to get a chance to speak with him on the ManTalks Podcast. This week we talk to forgiveness expert Dean Smith who shares with us his journey to forgive, reconcile with and help save the life of the man that murdered his mom and how his story was made into an award-winning, internationally distributed documentary entitled Live to Forgive. Subscribe on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher Radio, TuneIn For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.comFacebook | Instagram | Twitter The ManTalks Podcast “The difference between true forgiveness and forgive and forget is I can remember it, but not be shackled to the bitterness of it.” Some questions Connor asks: What is Dean’s defining moment as a man? (4:13) Does he still talk to his Mother's killer? (13:40) What keeps him busy in the world now? (20:08) Why did he become a high performance coach? (22:09) What are some of the things he sees as crossovers in his roles? (24:09) What does he think is one of the biggest misconceptions of forgiveness? (26:34) What does he tell people to move from angry to forgiveness? (31:05) Does angry still effect him? (34:45) What is the legacy that Dean wants to leave in the world? (39:00) Learn more about: Live to Forgive Og Mandino “I can use the memory of my mother's murder to help other people.” FOLLOW DEAN Og Mandino Leadership Institute | Linkedin You may also like these episodes: John Nieuwenburg - What Depression Looks Like and What Should You Do? Shea Emry - Overcoming Adversity Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks community! Thank You to the Team: Editing & Mixing by: Aaron JohnsonTheme music by: Parlange & Latenite Automatic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The difference between true forgiveness and forgiving and forgetting is I can remember it,
0:05.7	but not be shackled to the bitterness of it.
0:08.8	I can remember the details of walking in the room where my mom was murdered.
0:13.5	It was a horrible scene.
0:15.2	I don't forget that.
0:17.0	But I think of it.
0:18.1	It might make me sad for a second.
0:20.0	But I'm not lost and trapped in that place that makes me be a worse man, right?
0:25.8	I can use that memory and actually use it to help other people.
0:29.5	You've got some living yet to do. I won't give up on you.
0:37.4	See, these machines can bring you back to me. Welcome, guys and gals of the man talks podcast. I'm Connor Beaton, the host and founder of
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1:23.7	Today I'm joined by Dean Smith, who is a forgiveness expert and high performance coach.
1:29.3	He was the subject of an award-winning internationally distributed documentary that captured his journey to forgive, reconcile with, and help save the life of the man that murdered his mother.
1:40.3	His documentary was called Live to Forgive.
1:43.1	With a diverse and extraordinary background in professional sports,
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