In this episode of Resilience Unravelled, Dr Russell Thackeray meets Dara McKinlay who is an expert on teaching the path to forgiveness. They discuss the concept of forgiveness, its relationship with spirituality and healing and its practical application in personal relationships. Dara was initially sceptical about the concept of forgiveness, viewing it as impractical, until experiencing a relationship problem that prompted her to explore it further. She found forgiveness surprisingly effective and realised it differed from the ability to pardon others as she had previously understood. In this podcast Dara explores the idea of forgiveness as a spiritual process involving unconditional love, the importance of balancing the left and right hemispheres of the brain for emotional intelligence and creativity and shares her personal journey of forgiveness.

Main topics

• The concept of forgiveness and how it can be a practical path for those who identify as spiritual but not religious Forgiveness as a healing modality that involves spiritual connection
• Different types of forgiveness, including forgiving oneself, forgiving others and how it can lead to moving on and starting anew
• Why forgiveness is often associated with pardoning and why this definition may be limiting
• The importance of self-accountability and forgiveness in relationships
• How blame can be draining and prevent people from moving forward
• The concept of unconditional love and its role in healing emotional wounds
• The concept of forgiveness and its practical application

You can find out more about Dara at resilienceunravelled.com/episode/dara-mckinlay and at http://daramckinley.com

Dara offers a 6-week forgiveness course three times per year through howtoforgive.com

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