How to Forgive Family: Lessons from Soul Food (1997) | Black Love and Cinema Movie Review

23/11/2025 52 min

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Episode Synopsis

One Sunday dinner can change everything. As we head into the holiday season, we are revisiting the 1997 classic Soul Food to talk about what it really takes to keep a family together.From Teri and Maxine's sibling rivalry to the heartbreaking betrayal between Teri and Miles, the Joseph family goes through it all. In this episode, we apply Dr. Everett Worthington's REACH Forgiveness Model to the movie's biggest conflicts to show how you can move from anger toward peace.We break down:Sibling Rivalry: How Teri and Maxine eventually moved past years of jealousy and judgment.Marital Betrayal: Why Teri's decision to forgive Faith wasn't about reconciliation, but about her own freedom.Restoring Trust: How Bird and Lem rebuilt their marriage after pride and secrets nearly destroyed it.The Power of the Table: Why showing up for Sunday dinner was the ultimate commitment to forgive.FOLLOW our podcast!Spotify Podcasts: https://bit.ly/blac-podcastApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3K89h9fSet episodes to DOWNLOAD AUTOMATICALLY upon release!Kindly leave a 5-star review to support our conversation and encourage others to join!

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