We tend to be harder on ourselves than we are on anyone else. And sometimes, we beat ourselves up for even the tiniest mistakes (guilty!). But whether you've made huge mistakes or tiny ones, ...

Forgiveness is often seen as something we extend to others, but one of the most profound acts of forgiveness is the one we ...

Remember, you don't forgive someone for his or her sake—you forgive them for your sake. (On a side note, I just read that as "sake," the drink. I think that means it's time for me to get some sushi.) ...

Professor Woodyatt says this challenges the idea that self-forgiveness is only for people who have clearly done something wrong. "Sometimes self-condemnation, guilt and shame arise when wrong is done ...

For nearly two decades, I have wrestled with these feelings. I regret not moving back home permanently to be with my mother after my father passed away. Living 200 miles away, I tried to carry on with ...