Heal And Forgive: Forgiveness In The Face Of Abuse

by Nancy Richards, Marie M. Fortune

Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Father, Where Are You? 2. Continued Reign of Terror 3. Whirlpool of Injustice and Betrayal 4. New Beginnings 5. Struggling to Forgive 6. Mother, I Am Angry 7. Mother, I Don't Forgive You 8. My Father's Eyes 9. Setting the Foundation 10. Mourning 11. Forgiveness Is a Process 12. And Then There Is Forgiveness

127 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2005

Reviews

[Liaken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nancy Richards shows remarkable courage in telling her story and her journey to heal first, forgive second. The premise of her argument is that rather than trying to force some kind of forgiveness, instead the focus ought to be on healing, and then the forgiveness will come on its own, and at the right and true time.

By the end of this book, she has pretty much been cut off from her entire family, but she is finally finding peace. It's a hard place to leave her. Happily, there is a second book: Heal and Forgive II, which continues her journey to heal.

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short read and I totally relate to what she is talking about. I had different circumstances but was abused physically from the time I was 3 until I left home at 17. It is not so easy to get over and her ideas validate a lot of the things I have learned in my own process.

[Hettel Rana · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING!