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Radical Forgiveness: Why Your Anger Is Hurting You, Not Them Life is full of transitions — and this week, Charla is in the thick of them. Her middle son just graduated high school, a new baby has joined the family, and she's sitting with the full range of emotions that come with big change. But the real conversation this episode is about what happens when we hold onto anger toward someone who has hurt us — and why that anger is only affecting one person: you. Charla shares a deeply personal story about encountering someone she'd had significant conflict with after months apart, and choosing radical compassion over resentment. Drawing from a daily devotional called A Deep Breath of Life by Alan Cohen and a moving quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, this episode offers a gentle but powerful reframe on forgiveness, compassion, and how we see the people who challenge us most. What we cover in this episode: why holding anger hurts you and not the other person, the practice of looking into someone's eyes to reconnect with their humanity, how IFS (Internal Family Systems) helps explain wounded behavior in others, the difference between being in "victim" energy versus seeing the bigger picture, and a simple daily mirror practice to cultivate self-love and self-forgiveness. Quote from this episode: "If we could read the secret histories of our enemies, we should find in each man's life sorrow, suffering, enough to disarm all hostility." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Connect with Collective Guidance: 🌐 Website: https://collectiveguidance.com/ [https://collectiveguidance.com/]📩 Email: charla@collectiveguidance.com 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectiveguidancepodcast/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/collectiveguidancepodcast/?hl=en]🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/collective-guidance-with-charla-goodnight/id1841118592 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/collective-guidance-with-charla-goodnight/id1841118592]📺 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@CollectiveGuidancePodcast [http://www.youtube.com/@CollectiveGuidancePodcast] 💫 JOIN THE COLLECTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Weekly movement + meditation Zooms with Charla. https://collectiveguidance.com/collective-membership-1289 [https://collectiveguidance.com/collective-membership-1289] If this episode spoke to you, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, follow the show on Spotify, and share it with someone who might need it today.
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