The power of forgiving those who’ve hurt you,...

For many adults, midlife is a time of competing responsibilities: raising children, helping parents and managing careers, all while confronting their own aging. Yet psychologists increasingly see these years not as a period of crisis or decline but one of growth and opportunity. ...  Show more

Which aspects of human cognition are universal and which are shaped by the culture we grow up in? Dorsa Amir, PhD, director of the Mind & Culture Lab at Duke University, talks about how children learn cultural norms around things like sharing, risk-taking and cooperation; what sh ...  Show more

Dr Frederic Luskin, author and the world-leading expert of the art and science of forgiveness, joins us today to discuss how to forgive others, but more importantly, ourselves.Stemming from a personal experience of being hurt by someone, Luskin decided to study forgiveness in ord ...  Show more

During the holiday season, we’re often encouraged to make amends and forgive people, but what does it take to really forgive someone? And what happens to your brain and body when you do... or don’t? In this episode, Sanjay talks with forgiveness science pioneer, Robert Enright. H ...  Show more

What does the word forgiveness mean to you? If the very idea of letting go of a past hurt makes you feel indignant or upset, then listening to this podcast could be one of the best gifts you give yourself. Today’s guest wants us all to understand why forgiveness matters for our ...  Show more

This 20 minute guided forgiveness meditation has been designed with active visualization in mind to walk you through how to forgive someone. Experience the inner peace forgiving yourself and forgiving others brings.  Self forgiveness is often times more difficult than forgiving ...  Show more