Gabriella’s Reviews > The Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better > Status Update

“It’s not that the resolution bar is too high, but that forgiveness is not the only path to resolution.”

“…our own families can forgive each other and demand consequences. When we equate forgiveness with tolerating or excusing misconduct, we breed more trauma, which is antithetical to the basic idea that families should provide security to one another.”