The Forgiving Self: The Road from Resentment to Connection

Author: Karen Ph.D., Robert

Brand: ANCHOR BOOKS

Color: Grey

Edition: Reprint

Binding: paperback

Format: Deckle Edge

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 08-07-2003

Part Number: 9780385488747

Details: A fascinating book about our struggle to forgive—and how we can—from a renowned psychologist and award-winning author.

Why do we harden our hearts, even against those we want to love? Why do we find it so hard to admit being wrong? Why are the worst grudges the ones we hold against ourselves? When we nurse our resentments, Robert Karen says, we are acting from an insecure aspect of the self that harbors unresolved pain from childhood. But we also have a forgiving self which is not compliant or fake, but rather the strongest, most loving part of who we are. Through it, we are able to voice anger without doing damage, to acknowledge our own part in what has gone wrong, to see the flaws in ourselves and others as part of our humanity.

Using movies, people in the news, and sessions from his practice, Karan illuminate how we can move beyond our feelings of being wronged without betraying our legitimate anger and need for repair. The forgiving self, when we are able to locate it, brings relief from compulsive self-hatred and bitterness, and allows for a re-emergence of love.

EAN: 9780385488747

Package Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English