Summary:

In this heartfelt episode of Thriving Not Surviving, Helen Valentino and Eleanor Pool explore the profound power of forgiveness as a pathway to emotional and spiritual healing. They share personal experiences of forgiving themselves and others, highlighting how this practice transforms pain into peace and restores connection to self and community.

Together, they unpack the emotional, physical, and psychological impact of unforgiveness — and why choosing to forgive isn’t about condoning, but about setting ourselves free. They weave science, spirituality, and soul into a conversation that affirms forgiveness as both a practice and a journey.

Listeners will discover tools like the Hawaiian practice of H’oponopono, insights into trauma and conditioning, and the deep link between self-forgiveness and mental health. This is an invitation to meet yourself with compassion, rewrite your inner narrative, and ripple healing into your relationships and wider world.

💛 Online Forgiveness Course: 15th / 22nd / 29th July 2025

💛 In-Person Retreat: Journey to Forgiveness, 29–31 August 2025

Takeaways:

• Forgiveness is a journey, not a one-time act

• Self-forgiveness is essential to healing

• Unforgiveness creates emotional and physical stress

• Forgiveness leads to freedom, not forgetting

• Practices like H’oponopono can unlock deep emotional release

• You can start small and build your forgiveness muscle

• Understanding your triggers helps the healing process

• Childhood conditioning shapes how we forgive

• Compassion towards ourselves expands outward

• Healing ourselves creates healing ripples in our communities

Sound Bites:

• “Self-forgiveness is crucial for healing.”

• “Forgiveness is not about condoning — it’s about freedom.”

• “Hurt people hurt people.”

• “We all just want to be our true selves.”

• “Healing ripples out into our communities.”

• “Everything is happening in divine order.”

• “Forgiveness is a beautiful gift.”

• “It’s about uncovering who we truly are.”

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🎵 Music: Pixabay – “Upbeat Acoustic” by Stockaudios

🎨 Cover art: Dave Champagne

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