Too often we are told healing comes from the act of forgiving those whom have caused us pain, be it mentally, emotionally or physically. In this episode we will tackle forgiveness. We will dive into why and if forgiveness is necessary, who does forgiveness serve and if forgiveness can be used as a form of gaslighting. We will talk about wether or not we should automatically forgive our parents or older family member just on the notion of kinship. Finally, we'll discuss whether an apology is necessary in order to forgive. Apology is a means of acknowledging our mistakes and letting the victim know you're aware of your transgressions but does an apology serves as an absolution or does it serve the victim?