How Can I Forgive You? - by Janis A Spring (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>"If you are struggling with issues of betrayal--or the challenge of whether and how to forgive--here is the most helpful and surprising book you will ever find on the subject."--Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of <em>The Dance of Anger</em></strong></p><p><strong>Everyone is struggling to forgive someone: an unfaithful partner, an alcoholic parent, an ungrateful child, a terrorist. This award-winning book provides a radical way for hurt parties to heal themselves--without forgiving, as well as a way for offenders to earn genuine forgiveness.</strong></p><p><strong>Until now, we've been taught that forgiveness is good for us and that good people forgive. Dr. Janis Abrahms Spring, a gifted clinical psychologist and award-winning author of </strong><em>After the Affair, </em> proposes a radical, life-affirming alternative that lets us overcome the corrosive effects of hate and get on with our lives--without forgiving. She also offers a powerful and unconventional model for earning genuine forgiveness--one that asks as much of the offender as it does of the hurt party.</p><p>Beautifully written and filled with insight, practical advice, and poignant case studies, this bold and healing book offers step-by-step, concrete instructions that help us make peace with others and ourselves, while answering such crucial questions as these: </p><ul>How do I forgive someone who is unremorseful or dead?</li>When is forgiveness cheap?</li>Can I heal myself - without forgiving?</li>How can the offender earn forgiveness?</li>What makes for a good apology?</li>How do we forgive ourselves for hurting another human being?</li></ul><br/><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Until now, we have been taught that forgiveness is good for us and that good people forgive. Dr. Spring, a gifted therapist and the award-winning author of <em>After the Affair</em>, proposes a radical, life-affirming alternative that lets us overcome the corrosive effects of hate and get on with our lives--without forgiving. She also offers a powerful and unconventional model for genuine forgiveness--one that asks as much of the offender as it does of us.</p><p>This bold and healing book offers step-by-step, concrete instructions that help us make peace with others and with ourselves, while answering such crucial questions as these: </p><ul><li>How do I forgive someone who is unremorseful or dead?</li><li>When is forgiveness cheap?</li><li>What is wrong with refusing to forgive?</li><li>How can the offender earn forgiveness?</li><li>How do we forgive ourselves for hurting another human being?</li></ul><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A fresh and original approach to an ancient challenge. A clinically informed personal guide for the offender and the offended. <em>How Can I Forgive You?</em> should be read by us all."--<strong>Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of <em>Getting the Love You Want</em></strong><br><br>"Clear, insightful . . . a thoughtful exposition on the nuanced role of forgiveness in relationships that goes beyond the average self-help book."--<strong><em>Publishers Weekly</em></strong><br><br>"Finally a book has been written that teaches couples how to make genuine forgiveness a reality without rushing toward a superficial peace. This book can help couples construct a marriage that never existed before, one based on deep understanding and trust."--<strong>John Gottman, Ph.D., author of <em>The Relationship Cure</em></strong><br><br>"If you are struggling with issues of betrayal--or the challenge of whether and how to forgive--here is the most helpful and surprising book you will ever find on the subject."--<strong>Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., author of <em>The Dance of Anger</em></strong><br><br>"Spring really shines. . . . Armed with her insights, offenders and those they've offended have hope of recovery."--<strong><em>Bellingham Herald</em></strong><br><br>"This book is a treasure trove for anyone who has ever felt betrayed or hurt in a personal relationship. Dr. Spring cuts through all the clichés surrounding forgiveness and views it within a broad spectrum of common relationships--mother-daughter, father-son, student-teacher, husband-wife. We owe her a debt of gratitude for this enlightened and penetrating view of a universal human dilemma."--<strong>Peggy Papp, author of <em>Couples on the Fault Line: New Directions for Therapists</em></strong><br><br>"This book is a treasure--practical, authentic, illuminating, and wise. It's like a breath of fresh air that puts forgiveness in a new and revealing light and provides clear steps to turn wounds into wisdom."--<strong>Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of <em>Minding the Body, Mending the Mind </em>and <em>Inner Peace for Busy People </em></strong><br>
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