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Why people cheat—and can relationships recover

August 26, 2026

Galena Rhoades, PhD, discusses why people cheat
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

March 17, 2026

This book empowers both new and seasoned clinicians to enhance their proficiency in implementing acceptance and commitment therapy.
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The Need to Appropriate Philosophy When Studying ...

February 1, 2025

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology special issue on showing the divergence, and actual philosophical errors, regarding what scholars are saying about what forgiveness is.
Forgiveness Therapy

Forgiveness Therapy

January 12, 2024

This new edition offers new case studies, new empirical evaluation, modern philosophical roots of forgiveness therapy, and new measurement techniques.

The power of forgiving those who’ve hurt you

July 12, 2023

Robert Enright, PhD, discusses how you know if you’re ready to forgive, the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation, and whether any harms are truly unforgivable

Why you should apologize even when it’s hard to

November 2, 2022

Karina Schumann, PhD, discusses why apologies matter and what makes an apology good vs. bad
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We are more forgiving when people close to us misbehave

July 29, 2021

Leniency may come at cost of judger’s self-worth, danger of normalizing unethical behavior, study says
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The science of empathy, forgiveness, and prosocial behavior

November 30, 2020

An interview with psychologist Michael McCullough.
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Forgiveness and Letting Go in Emotion-Focused Therapy

July 23, 2019

This book shows how forgiveness oriented Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps individuals and couples process distressing negative emotions and transform them.
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Three Little Birds

March 5, 2019

When Red and Yellow go find worms, they don't invite Blue and his feelings are hurt. So Blue decides to start a rumor, which quickly spirals out of control. Can he make things right before it's too late?