You don't need to forgive : trauma recovery on your own terms /

"Feeling pressured to forgive offenders is a common reason why trauma survivors avoid mental health services and support. Trauma psychotherapist Amanda Ann Gregory explores the dangers of forced forgiveness and the benefits of elective forgiveness, which gives survivors the agency to progress i...

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Autor Principal: Gregory, Amanda Ann (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2025]
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.17681887
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Trauma: What it Is, and What it Is Not
  • Forgiveness: What it Is, and What it Is Not
  • The Limitations of Forgiveness Research and Forgiveness Therapy
  • Safety Precedes Forgiveness
  • Destigmatizing and Embracing Anger
  • Shame Obstructs Forgiveness
  • Recognizing Religious Influences
  • Forgiving and Social JusticeResponding to Forgiveness Advocates
  • Embracing Elective Forgiveness
  • Twenty Trauma Recovery Methods
  • Conclusion.