It's easier said than done for a lot of us to forgive, of course, and it's very challenging to forgive.

But you really allow yourself to move forward in so many beautiful ways and open up so many

amazing opportunities for yourself if you can move on from whatever it happened to you in your past.

Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose, the number one health and wellness podcast in the world.

Thanks to each and every single one of you that come back every week to listen, to learn, and to

grow. And today we continue our remote quarantine edition of the podcast where unfortunately I can't

be in the same space and connect with our guests, but I'm so excited for today's interview. I think

it's going to be a topic that I know resonates so deeply with so many of your hearts. I know that I've

been trying to share insight on this topic for a long time, but I truly believe that the research

and the insight that today's guest has garnered from the work that she's been doing is probably going

to give us the deepest look into this incredible topic. So today's guest is none other than Catherine

Schwarzsdegger Pratt, a New York Times bestselling author, animal advocate, daughter, sister, wife,

and stepmom. As a passionate animal advocate, Catherine works as an ambassador for best friends,

animal society, and the ASPCA lending her time, voice, and energy to spread awareness about animal

rescue. As an author, Catherine has skillfully translated her own personal experiences into all four

of her books that speak to her generation. Catherine lives with her family in LA, where I'm from

right now as well. And today I'm excited to talk with her about her newest book, The Gift of

Forgiveness, Inspiring Stories from those who have overcome the unforgivable. I'm going to put the

links into the comments section and all the areas for the book. And I want you to go and grab a copy.

And while you're listening to this, you'll be like, I need to read this right now. You can go and

order it right away. So welcome, Catherine. Thank you so much for doing it. Thank you. Thank you

so much for having me and thrilled to be here. Make up free for you. I was just going to say, I want

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