Radical Forgiveness After Tragedy
When she was thirty, Meena Goll’s husband took his own life and the lives of their two children. Their home burned down, and the next morning she was handed their urns. That was all that remained.
In this heartbreaking but transformative conversation, Meena says the woman she had been symbolically died that day. But she found herself on a path of deep gratitude, higher consciousness—and a radically different understanding of forgiveness that goes beyond blame and guilt.
Meena Goll
Meena Goll is a French psychotherapist trained in Gestalt therapy and Jungian analysis, and formerly a nurse in child psychiatry. She has accompanied hundreds of people on their own journeys of personal growth. Today, through her spiritual retreats in the heart of nature, she shares the fruits of her experience, inviting others to reconnect with their true nature, discover their inner resources, and allow their own light to shine.
Where to Find Meena Goll Compagnon:
Book: Making Peace with Forgiveness
(Note: these links are in French)
Dr. Fred Luskin
Dr. Fred Luskin is the director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects. He’s also the author of the bestselling books, Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love. Forgive for Good is the best-selling self-help book published on the topic of forgiveness. Fred has been interviewed hundreds of times in worldwide media, including The New York Times, O Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Huffington Post, and he has been featured on the Today Show and CBS Morning News. Learn more at fredluskin.com.
Dr. Eileen Borris
Dr. Eileen Borris is a clinical and political psychologist who has pioneered the concept of political forgiveness on the individual, community and national level. She has addressed the United Nations and has worked for over 30 years to build peace in areas of conflict around the world, including Rwanda, South Africa, Liberia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and the Middle East. Eileen is the author of Finding Forgiveness: A 7 Step Program for Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness and the creator of Healing the Divide, a program that trains leaders and other individuals interested in applying the principles of political forgiveness to transform their lives and create social change.
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Eileen’s book: Finding Forgiveness: A 7 Step Program for Letting Go of Anger and Bitterness
Timestamps
00:00 Gratitude Opens Forgiveness
00:42 Welcome and Guest Intro
02:45 The Night Everything Burned
04:43 Choosing Life After Loss
07:12 A Book That Saved Her
09:51 Forgiveness Without Victimhood
14:58 Signs Synchronicity and Medium
19:45 Varanasi Breakthrough
21:05 Grace Gift of Forgiveness
25:59 Life Transformed and New Purpose
29:14 Daily Gratitude Practice
30:21 Final Message and Closing
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