Praise for The Forgiveness Solution
“The Forgiveness Solution is a wonderful, passionate, healing book that is easy to read, practical, integrative, and powerful. Readers will not only learn how to forgive themselves and others but will also be on the way to developing a forgiving personality and reconnecting with the inner goodness and light within themselves and each other.”
—GERALD G. JAMPOLSKY, M.D., author of Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All, Love Is Letting Go of Fear, and co-author of A Mini Course for Life
“The most practical book I've ever read on forgiveness. From beginning to end, it focuses on giving you a direct experience of forgiveness and helps you to incorporate this way of being into every facet of your life. If you do the exercises in this book, I know your life will be changed forever.”
—DAVIDPAUL DOYLE, co-author of The Voice for Love: Accessing Your Inner Voice to Fulfill Your Life's Purpose
“There is no doubt that the #1 solution to so many of our personal, political, and social problems today is forgiveness. In this book Dr. Friedman offers a wealth of forgiveness techniques and processes that skillfully blends science, spirituality, and clinical practice into a seamless garment of love, peace, strength, and resilience.”
—COLIN TIPPING, author of Radical Forgiveness
“If you were to have one book on the all-important subject of forgiveness, this is the one. In an easy-to-read style, The Forgiveness Solution deftly compiles research with exercises, case studies with concise insights. It's a clear handbook on how to forgive, written for the layperson and professional alike. To have a great life, you need to know how to forgive. This book really maps out what you need in a fascinating and comprehensive way.”
—DR. PHILLIP MOUNTROSE, co-author of The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond and co-director of the Awakenings Institute
“A comprehensive and powerful book that teaches hurt people to recover their center and let go of painful wounds and grievances. The book is well written and carefully researched.”
—FRED LUSKIN, Director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects and author of Forgive for Good
“The Forgiveness Solution is a treasure trove of inspiring quotations, powerful examples from Friedman's clinical practice, and numerous effective and healing exercises that bring the material alive. Whatever your orientation, you will find doors to walk through and abundant resources to continue your journey toward greater peace, happiness, love, and joy.”
—MARTHA CRAMPTON, Ph.D., founder and former director of the Canadian Institute of Psychosynthesis in Montreal
“There are many solutions to personal, social, and interpersonal problems, but The Forgiveness Solution is one of the best. With empathy, care, wisdom, and intuition, Dr Friedman gives you a detailed, step-by-step, and focused approach to healing, wholeness, peace, and happiness. Drawing on scientific research, spiritual teachings, and years of clinical experience, he teaches you how to forgive yourself and others.”
—DR. LOREN TOUSSAINT, associate professor at Luther College
“Forgiveness is quite possibly one of the most misunderstood words in the dictionary. We've all been told we ‘should’ forgive, but why is it so important and so difficult to do? Dr. Friedman's book answers these questions. Not only does he point to the benefits of forgiveness for your own health and inner peace, he gives you numerous ways to actually forgive and release the pain, hurt, guilt, and anger. World peace begins with inner peace; you owe it to yourself and the planet to read this book.”
—MARY T. SISE, LCSW, former president of the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology and co-author of The Energy of Belief: Psychology's Power Tools to Focus Intention and Release Blocking Beliefs
“The Forgiveness Solution is an in-depth course on cognitive, emotional, spiritual, and energetic healing. With its many inspiring stories and practical exercises, this treasure chest will empower you to overcome negativity and live life to the fullest. All students of energy healing and spirituality will benefit from assimilating this amazing contribution to the field that draws upon scientific research, clinical experience, spiritual wisdom, and cutting-edge methods. Keeping this resource handy will help anyone navigate the toughest of times.”
—FRED P. GALLO, Ph.D., author of Energy Psychology and Energy Tapping for Trauma
“The Forgiveness Solution makes two bold claims—that unforgiveness underlies virtually all psychological problems and that the solution to that underlying problem (and also other problems) is to forgive. Philip H. Friedman, equipped by years of practical psychotherapy experience, offers you a practical, powerful, and personal book that will help you forgive. Doable exercises are engaging, useful, and therapy-tested. While many psychologists integrate scientific findings into their practice, I know of no therapist who does as often as Friedman. His integration of research and practice has resulted in a book that will help you, teach you, and heal you. It is the best blend of science and clinical practice.”
—EVERETT L. WORTHINGTON, Jr., Ph.D., professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of Forgiving and Reconciling: Bridges to Wholeness and Hope
“The Forgiveness Solution is a comprehensive, in-depth look into every aspect of the power of forgiveness. Drawn from a wide variety of perspectives, it has more exercises, techniques, and energetic processes than any book about forgiveness on the shelves today. Dr. Philip Friedman shows us how one simple act can transform our personal lives and the world around us. If you're experiencing challenges of any sort and don't know what to do, forgiveness is your next step and this book will guide you true. The Forgiveness Solution is a winner!”
—TONY BURROUGHS, author of The Code: 10 Intentions for a Better World
“If you want more peace, satisfaction, and joy in your life, then The Forgiveness Solution can be your solution. This book will not only change your life, it will change the world you live in. You can't afford the luxury of being unforgiving.”
—STEVAN THAYER, Director, the Center of Being and author of Interview with an Angel
“Dr. Friedman's years of study and practical application of his deep knowledge, along with his obvious grace in dealing with this most sensitive and significant psychological problem, will inform and inspire you to new freedom from unforgiveness. Unforgiveness runs deep in all of us; it is ingrained in our childhood and highly reinforced in our society. The Forgiveness Solution will help you enormously, both personally and with your clients who suffer silently with this debilitating problem of how to become free through forgiveness. This book is a treasure and is well suited for laypersons as well as for professional practitioners.”
—LARRY P. NIMS, Ph.D., author of the BE SET FREE FAST™ book and DVD set
“Wow, what a rich and comprehensive resource The Forgiveness Solution is. Though the theme is ‘forgiveness,’ Dr. Friedman offers us a rich resource to guide us to a positive, fulfilling, and satisfying life. Not only does he present us with a compendium of ways to perceive, assess, and take action to heal ourselves, but he even provides the questions and answers we might ask him to have the confidence to apply these methods. This is a book we could all use.”
—BARRY G. GINSBERG, Ph.D., Director of the Center of Relationship Enhancement and author of Relationship Enhancement Family Therapy and 50 Wonderful Ways to Be a Single-Parent Family
“Dr. Phil Friedman's The Forgiveness Solution draws upon extensive knowledge of contemporary forgiveness research and then charts new territory by fusing that research with a deeply spiritual orientation. It offers a veritable gold mine of practical exercises drawn from years of guiding therapeutic clients into the experience of forgiveness. Friedman's profound commitment to helping his clients and his readers along the road to true forgiveness shines through