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How to prepare for victim-offender dialogue

I killed someone in a car accident five years ago and their family agreed to meet with me but now I'm terrified I'll make their pain worse

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Someone faces the profound responsibility of encountering those they've harmed while managing their own guilt and fear

Ideas that help explain it
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