Case Study, Learning Forgiveness: Peacemaking skills for couples

[...] forgiveness, even in the absence of behavioral change, is a key to sustaining a successful long-term relationship. Since apparently unchangeable characteristics and behaviors are found in most relationships, why not help couples learn mutual forgiveness as an indispensable skill for creating a...

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Published in:Psychotherapy networker 2009-09, Vol.33 (5)
Main Author: Frederic Luskin, Ken Silvestri, Jed Rosen
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative education
Behavior
Divorce
Homeopathic medicine
Marriage
Research methodology
Skills
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Summary:[...] forgiveness, even in the absence of behavioral change, is a key to sustaining a successful long-term relationship. Since apparently unchangeable characteristics and behaviors are found in most relationships, why not help couples learn mutual forgiveness as an indispensable skill for creating and maintaining goodwill, even if they can't realize their most utopian vision of blissful partnership? A series of research studies called the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, an extensive, long-term exploration of the healing properties of forgiveness, has explored many difficult issues, ranging from forgiving a child's death from political violence to the letting go of resentment over infidelity. [...] I oppose the idea of dissecting the process of forgiveness into a series of how-to skills to be taught and practiced at mental health workshops.
ISSN:1535-573X