Forgiveness occurs when, following harm, we transcend impulses to strike back and instead work to alleviate our own anger, and even offer benevolence to the person who harmed us. The person working to ...

(CNN) — Unless you are made of the same stuff as Mother Teresa, few among us can say we have never been angry with someone to the point of feeling like we couldn’t move beyond the pain they caused us.

Is it possible to forgive infidelity and to overcome the emotional pain of betrayal? By this definition, forgiveness is something we do for ourselves, to reduce our suffering; it doesn’t mean we ...

Those of you who read this column with some regularity may remember that I wrote last time about the importance of forgiveness. How, after all is said and done, forgiveness of another person is really ...

What's helped most is understanding that forgiveness doesn't mean accepting ongoing behavior that doesn't work for you. You can forgive someone for something and still set a boundary about it.

I continue to value the opportunity to write a column about joy and compassion. I always appreciate the handwritten thank you notes about a column that I have written. I got more notes about the ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – Forgiveness is perhaps one of the more challenging things to do, especially when the harm done to you or someone you love is severe, it can be very hard to forgive.

Editor’s note: Season 8 of the podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets back to basics with an in-depth examination of the brain in different states. Each episode focuses on one of those states ...