Child Abuse – No Forgiveness Needed?

I received this response from my article: 
Child Abuse – Is Forgiveness a Necessity?
I wanted to share it with you because it represents a different view point of dealing with child abuse ….
Jennifer Wrote:
I was sharing this story over the weekend, and then I saw your post on child abuse, so I thought I’d share.
My [...]

Child Abuse is Forgiveness a Necessity?

It always strikes me as somewhat odd, the way people will ask me how I forgave my father for all the harm he caused me. They don’t realize that forgiveness benefits me. It gives me the freedom to live my life the way I choose and not be chained down by the past child abuse [...]

Identifying 3 Types of Guilt

Are you feeling troubled by past negative circumstances and feelings that are beyond your control?
Do you constantly experience a feeling of regret?
If so, you may be struggling with guilt.
What is Guilt?
Guilt is a sense of remorse for past thoughts, feelings or actions.
Three Types of Guilt
Healthy Guilt
Healthy guilt is when you know you’ve done something wrong. [...]

What is Forgiveness?

I once heard the following definition of forgiveness …
“Forgiveness is giving up your right to hurt someone that has hurt you.”
I don’t necessarily believe we have a right to hurt someone that hurts us – but I do like this definition. Why?
So many people will justify the hurtful things they do by saying “They [...]