@burtonfischler: Self-forgiveness is not saying it did not matter. It is stopping the sentence. Many of us decided, quietly, that we deserved to keep paying — for what we did, for what we failed to do, for surviving at all. Forgiveness does not erase the ledger. It ends a punishment that was never going to repair anything. What have you been serving a sentence for? Comment HOME and I will send you the free 25-step workbook. #survivor #emotionalhealing #traumainformed #healingispossible #selfkindness #traumasurvivor #traumarecovery #traumahealing #selfcompassion