Why Forgiveness is an Act of Self Compassion. With Diana Winston

About this episode

Diana Winston discusses the importance of forgiveness as an act of self-compassion and shares practical practices to help let go of anger and resentment.

Today’s encore episode is with Diana Winston, the Director of UCLA Mindful, Keynote Speaker, Consultant and Author of The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natural Awareness. In this interview, we talk about the importance of forgiveness in our lives and why carrying our anger or resentment around with us is like carrying hot coal. Dropping the hot coal gives us more freedom, openness, and joy. It doesn’t mean we have to condone or forget, but it is truly an act of self-compassion. The practices she shares are both practical and powerful. The first step, she says, is to have the willingness to even start working on forgiveness — whether it’s forgiving another person, asking another person to forgive you OR forgiving yourself. None of this is easybut it can make a big difference in our own health and ease. Letting go of these difficult feelings is a great way to shift your mindset and build your capacity to focus on the things that really matter.  Resource: dianawinston.com As always, we're grateful to our sponsors Quince, Strawberry.me, Welleco, Born Shoes.  Check out Choosemuse.com and use code Untangle15 for…

People in this episode

Host: Untangle

Guest: Diana Winston

Topics covered

• forgiveness
• self-compassion
• mindfulness
• mental health
• personal growth

Keywords

• forgiveness
• self-compassion
• mindfulness
• anger
• resentment
• mental health
• personal growth

Sponsors

Quince, Strawberry.me, Welleco, Born Shoes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UCLA Mindful, Choosemuse.com

Books & works: The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering your Natural Awareness

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