The Gift of Forgiveness

In our season finale, Dr. Dan Siegel joins Katherine to talk about forgiveness from a clinical perspective. As a psychiatrist, he’s been Katherine’s personal forgiveness expert and has helped her as she progressed on her own forgiveness journey. They discuss his tips and techniques, and what it’s like to witness forgiveness breakthroughs with his patients.

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Ron had a wife, two children, a career as an international art dealer, and an affair. Today, Ron joins Katherine to speak about being on the other side of forgiveness, seeking it from his wife.  

You can hear more of Ron’s story on his podcast, The Ron Hall Show, including an interview he did with Katherine.

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When Michelle LeClair was just a teenager, Scientology promised her a better life. She decided to postpone college and squash her attraction to women in favor of being a member of the church. But she couldn’t ignore her feelings forever. Michelle joins Katherine to speak about forgiving the institutions that shape us, and accepting yourself for who you are. 

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Steve Leder is the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. He joined Katherine to discuss how difficult times makes us each more so, and what you have to do to earn forgiveness.

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Cheryl Burke is a staple on Dancing With The Stars, but she’s also been doing the hard work of self examination and exploration. She joins Katherine today for one of the most honest and insightful conversations about forgiveness Katherine’s ever heard.

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Daily Harvest - Get $25 off of your first order at DailyHarvest.com and enter code FORGIVE at checkout.

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In 1994, Immaculee’s short Easter vacation turned into a 91-day siege, while the Hutu tribe set out to massacre as many members of the Tutsi tribe as they could find. Immaculee joins Katherine to talk about hiding from killers, and how she found it in her heart to forgive them their trespasses. 

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Pablo Escobar had a lot of enemies, and his son, Sebastian Marroquin, has made it the mission of his life to try to speak to as many of them as possible and ask for their forgiveness. He joins Katherine to talk about growing up, and seeking forgiveness, in Escobar’s shadow.

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This week, the Gift of Forgiveness is sponsored by:

Vital Farms - Head to VitalFarms.com/farm to see where your eggs come from.

Indeed - When you visit Indeed.com/Forgiveness you'll get a $75 credit off of your first job post.

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The Yes Theory Podcast is out now, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen.

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What happens when the person you need to forgive isn’t around? That was the question that inspired Katherine to reach out to grief and loss expert David Kessler. David and Katherine discuss how anger in grief and forgiveness overlap, and how finding peace with yourself is the best way to manage any trials in your life. 

For more of David's work, you can visit his website, Grief.com.

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Comedian, actress, and activist Chelsea Handler joins Katherine today to talk about losing her brother in a tragic hiking accident, how you forgive someone after they’re gone, and the type of anger that can’t be forgiven.

You can get a copy of Katherine's book, The Gift of Forgiveness, wherever books are sold.

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This week, the Gift of Forgiveness is sponsored by:

Framebridge - Go to Framebridge.com and use promo code FORGIVE to save an additional 15% off of your first order.

Daily Harvest - Go to DailyHarvest.com and use promo code FORGIVE to get $25 off your first box.

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