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Scenario

When forgiveness feels like stepping backward

Three years later my ex-best friend wants to reconcile after sleeping with my husband, but I built a better life without her toxicity.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Growth through grievance can make reconciliation feel like a betrayal of the person pain helped you become.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Justice and forgiveness — the tension?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.