Episode 20 - The Truth About Forgiveness

01/12/2025 26 min Episodio 20
Episode 20 - The Truth About Forgiveness

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Episode Synopsis

Whew… we’re diving into a big one today. Forgiveness. Yep, I said it. And listen—don’t run, don’t unfollow, don’t hit pause. I promise you, what I’m about to share may be completely different from anything you’ve ever been taught.
Because here’s the truth: forgiveness isn’t optional on your healing journey… it’s necessary.
But not for the guilt-heavy, “just get over it,” “be the bigger person” reasons we were raised on. 🙅‍♀️
In this episode, I break down why so many teachings on forgiveness are wrong and how those old messages set us up for people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and staying stuck with pain that was never ours to carry. We talk about what forgiveness is NOT—it’s not reconciliation, not a free pass, not pretending nothing happened, and definitely not giving harmful people continued access to your heart.
 
Then we shift into what forgiveness actually is:
✨ A boundary
✨ A return of your personal power
✨ Releasing what does not belong to you
✨ A deep act of self-love (and surprisingly… love for them, too)
✨ A layered process, not a one-time moment
 
I guide you step-by-step through the forgiveness process—how to identify the pain, feel where it lives in your body, pull it out, hand it back, and surrender the emotional weight so you can finally breathe again.
We talk about the childhood scripts that broke us (“Say you're sorry and go back to playing!”), the grooming messages we learned (“He pulled your hair because he likes you”), and how these distorted lessons led many of us into adulthood carrying shame, people-pleasing patterns, or walls of self-protection.
This episode is all about reclaiming your internal space, your peace, and your freedom. Because forgiveness isn’t weakness—it’s sovereignty, it’s healing, and it’s you saying:
“I refuse to carry what was never mine.”
 
💥 Before You Go – Download the Forgiveness PDF + Free Guidebook!
Grab the full forgiveness process walkthrough AND my new, improved 7-Day Guidebook here:
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