Five Steps to Forgiveness: The Art and Science of Forgiving |  | Author: Everett Worthington
Publisher: Crown
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0609609181
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.92
EAN: 9780609609187
ASIN: 0609609181
Publication Date: October 23, 2001
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Can you find it in your heart to forgive?
You’ve been wronged, but you want to do the right thing. You want to be free of the burden of a bitter grudge that weighs you down during the day and keeps you up at night. You’re wasting time and energy ruminating, railing, perhaps even plotting revenge. You’re sick and tired of being a victim, but you feel stuck.
You’re not alone. Hundreds of thousands of people are victimized by crime and violence every year, devastated by downsizing at work, or reeling from relationship betrayals, breakups, and other social traumas. The good news is that no matter what your injury, clinical psychologist and researcher Dr. Everett Worthington has found that there is a way to unburden yourself through forgiveness and move ahead with life. His new program, Five Steps to Forgiveness, offers step-by-step advice on how to achieve this breakthrough.
Based on more than a decade of research, including his own work and that of dozens of psychologists investigating the scientific benefits of forgiveness, Dr. Worthington has distilled the REACH plan: Recall the hurt; Empathize with the one who hurt you; Altruistically decide to forgive; Commit publicly to forgiveness; and Hold on to that forgiveness. Dr. Worthington offers simple, clear advice for putting the program to work in your own life and dozens of examples of how others have used it to forgive.
Sometimes you’ll want to do more than forgive—you’ll need to reconcile with the other person, perhaps because you need to continue to work together, share custody of a child, or have another ongoing relationship. Dr. Worthington also takes you plank-by-plank over the bridge of reconciliation.
Studies and clinical practice have demonstrated the effectiveness of the REACH program. Dr. Worthington faced the ultimate test, however, when his mother was brutally murdered in l995. Using the paradigm he had taught so successfully to hundreds of people, he used the REACH program to forgive his own mother’s murderer.
In Five Steps to Forgiveness, Dr. Worthington shares his proven program, the latest research, his own compelling story, and a wealth of wisdom from the experiences of those he has helped to enable you to attain the hope, health, and happiness forgiveness brings.
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 A Golden Book December 6, 2001
Elizabeth (Richmond, Virginia)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Dr. Worthington's latest book is certain to lead the reader forward on the path to forgiving another. Five Steps To Forgiveness offers a plan that works when applied to the heavy burden of pain, anger and rage that many carry around. Just as a diet and exercise can do much to reduce unwanted weight. Anger, hurt, pain and rage can cause the bearer's spirit to be weighted. Interpersonal relationships suffer when we have unresolved issues. Five Steps To Forgiveness; The Art and Science of Forgiving is a wonderful resource to enable the reader to begin to rid their spirit of the heaviness of pain, anger and hurt that others have inflicted.A wonderful gift for those you treasure.
I Forgave Myself and My Ex December 8, 2001
Lee (Virginia)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I actually got hooked by this book looking through it at a bookstore. The author tells a great story about how he forgave his mother's murderer, something I don't think I could ever do. I had hated my ex-husband for years, and I had tried hard to forgive. I read a lot of books on forgiveness-both religious and self-help. This is the best I've read. I liked his five steps. They were easy to do and easy to remember, but the best thing was his sections on forgiving ourselves and on talking about old wounds with others (in the last half of the book). His whole approach was really practical. The book was written well, with lots of stories and several laugh-out-loud stories. I have tried to do what the book recommended and I seem to have been able to forgive myself more than ever and to forgive my ex. I don't think I'll ever get completely over our fighting, but at least I could let go of some of my hate and feel some empathy for him. I think this has been pretty much a life changer for me. I recommend this book highly.
Words of Wisdom December 13, 2001
Alexander (Richmond, VA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have long been a distant observer of work in the field of forgiveness, so naturally I was interested in reading Dr. Worthington's latest efforts. I was exceptionally pleased to see that he makes no unrealistic promises on individual success, but does offer a way for the individual to learn to deal with his/her own wounds and ultimately forgive the transgressor. He does an excellent job of outlining each of the vital steps to both forgiving and reconciling old wounds. His inclusion of real life examples, both from his own life and the lives of others, on how (and when) to implement these steps, gives this piece a personal touch that allows the reader and the author to relate to one another. In short, this book is a worthy addition to the scientific field of forgiveness, and a powerful psychological tool that we could all benefit from.
An Extraordinary book for our time July 20, 2003
Joyce Schwarz (Marina Del Rey, CA USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a terrific book. The author really understands the art and science of forgiveness. Of course there are no guarantees but you will certainly begin to understand why you are stuck in the limbo of 'unforgiveness'. Easy to learn system that seems to work for many people. Too bad this book is out of print. It's a great book for our time.
Run, don't walk to get this book July 20, 2003
Joyce Schwarz (Marina Del Rey, CA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
A great book for our time. Too bad it's out of print. Hit your public library or get one on Amazon's out of print section of if you can. Everett Worthington PhD is an expert on Forgiveness -- he and his team have studied the art and science of forgiving. Great for anytime in your life. Great for America now. He has a system that you can easily learn and use throughout your work and personal life. There is no guarantee that it will work for you but it will undoubtedly help you understand why you are stuck in 'unforgiveness' limbo.
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