S2 #07 Apologies, Accountability (and Why Forgiveness is Not a Must)

About this episode

In this episode, Lucy Wylde discusses the importance of genuine apologies, accountability, and the complexities of forgiveness.

Today's solo episode is a topic close to my heart. Wouldn't life be a little bit easier if many people were better at listening and true, genuine apologies?! — I think so. Whether that be politicians, abusers... anyone really. In this episode I speak about: saying sorry too much where apologies may be due or even needed (and it's ok to say that!) where emotional intelligence, doing the work and owning our sh*t is helpful why forgiveness isn't always the holy grail handling criticism and tips to avoid/reduce defensiveness Themes: apologies, relationships, forgiveness I mention Harriet Lerner, Mark Groves, Terri Cole, my boyfriend Roly Starr. At the end, I read a poem written by me. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, I would really appreciate it if you could please leave a review on the platform that you listen. For more insights and to contact me you can find me on Instagram , and/or on my website: www.lucywyldecoaching.com

People in this episode

Host: Lucy Wylde

Topics covered

• apologies
• relationships
• forgiveness
• emotional intelligence
• accountability

Keywords

• apologies
• forgiveness
• emotional intelligence
• relationships
• accountability
• criticism
• defensiveness

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