Moving Forward with Self-Forgiveness by Everett L. Worthington

Use this growth path to move forward using steps to forgive yourself and break free from the past. Steps included in this path are based on an intervention designed to promote self-forgiveness by Everett L. Worthington, Jr., PhD.

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Introduction to Moving Forward with Self-Forgiveness

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How to Optimize Psychological Change

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Getting Started with a Personal Self-Assessment

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Self-Forgiveness Scale for a Specific Offense

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Main Step 1: Receive Divine Forgiveness

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Exploring the Meaning of Self-Forgiveness in Literature - 1

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Exploring the Meaning of Self-Forgiveness in Literature - 2

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Exploring the Meaning of Self-Forgiveness in Literature - 3

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Dealing With Distress - 1

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Dealing With Distress - 2

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Dealing With Distress - 3

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Dealing With Distress - 4

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Spiritual Inventory

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Self-Forgiveness Contract

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Main Step 2: Repair Relationships

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Assessing the Damage of Wrongdoing

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Analyzing the Injustice Gap - 1

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Analyzing the Injustice Gap - 2

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Assessing the Hurts

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Finding Forgiveness

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The Burden of Unforgiveness

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The Benefits of Self-Forgiveness

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Elements of a Good Confession

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The Empty Chair Exercise

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Main Step 3: Rethink Ruminations

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A Thought Experiment

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Rumination Quiz - 1

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Rumination Quiz - 2

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Assessing Faulty Beliefs and Assumptions - 1

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Assessing Faulty Beliefs and Assumptions - 2

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Exposing Unrealistic Expectations and Strict Standards - 1

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Exposing Unrealistic Expectations and Strict Standards - 2

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Exposing Unrealistic Expectations and Strict Standards - 3

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Exposing Unrealistic Expectations and Strict Standards - 4

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Exposing Unrealistic Expectations and Strict Standards - 5

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Faulty Cognitive Processes

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Strategies to Rethink Rumination

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Develop an Action Plan

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Main Step 4: REACH Self-Forgiveness

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Make a Decision to Forgive Yourself for Your Chosen Offense

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R : Recall the Hurt - 1

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R : Recall the Hurt - 2

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E : Empathy Helps Replace Negative Emotions with Positive Emotions - 1

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E : Empathy Helps Replace Negative Emotions with Positive Emotions - 2

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E : Empathy Helps Replace Negative Emotions with Positive Emotions - 3

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A : Altruistic Gift of Self-Forgiveness

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C : Commit to Emotional Self-Forgiveness

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Wall 1: Commit by Reflecting on Your Change

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Wall 2: Commit By Writing

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Wall 3: Commit by Hand-Washing

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Wall 4: What if Emotional Self-Forgiveness Isn’t Complete?

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Broadening Your Experience of Successful Self-Forgiveness to Apply to Other People

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H : Hold onto Self-Forgiveness

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Main Step 5: Rebuild Self-Acceptance

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Where You’ve Been - 1

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Where You’ve Been - 2

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Where You’ve Been - 3

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We Are All Capable of Wrongdoing

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What Makes You Valuable?

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Consider This

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Man in the Mirror

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Main Step 6: Resolve to Live Virtuously

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Breaking Free and Moving Forward

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Learning from Mistakes

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Dedicate Yourself to Being a More Self-Forgiving Person: 12 Steps

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Step 1: Why Forgive Yourself?

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Step 2: Identify the 3 Greatest Wrongdoings You Have Committed against Others throughout Your Lifetime

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Step 3: Self-Forgive One Offense at a Time

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Step 4: Identify Your Self-forgiveness Heroes

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Step 5: Examine Yourself

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Step 6: Try to Become More Forgiving

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Step 7: Change Your Experience with the Past

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Step 8: Plan Your Strategy for Becoming More Self-forgiving

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Step 9: Practice Self-forgiving under Imagined Conditions

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Step 10: Practicing Self-Forgiveness Day to Day

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Step 11: Consult Someone You Trust

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Step 12: Start a Campaign to Feel Warmth toward Your Enemies

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Personal Self-Assessment: Self-Forgiveness Scale

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Growth Path Feedback

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Repeat Steps

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How to Optimize Psychological Change

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Tags: self-forgiveness, forgiveness, intervention, recovery, wellbeing, healing, positive psychology, self-help

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This is awesome, Butterfly!

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Completed 119 steps This was a very reflective and eye opening growth path. Gives scope for lots of meaningful reflection. Well done!

Moving Forward with Self-Forgiveness by Everett L. Worthington

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Fixed Steps

step 1

Introduction to Moving Forward with Self-Forgiveness

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step 2

How to Optimize Psychological Change

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step 3

Getting Started with a Personal Self-Assessment

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step 4

Self-Forgiveness Scale for a Specific Offense

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step 5

Main Step 1: Receive Divine Forgiveness

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Exploring the Meaning of Self-Forgiveness in Literature - 1

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Exploring the Meaning of Self-Forgiveness in Literature - 2

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Exploring the Meaning of Self-Forgiveness in Literature - 3

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Dealing With Distress - 1

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Dealing With Distress - 2

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step 11

Dealing With Distress - 3

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Dealing With Distress - 4

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Spiritual Inventory

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Self-Forgiveness Contract

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Main Step 2: Repair Relationships

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Assessing the Damage of Wrongdoing

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Analyzing the Injustice Gap - 1

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Analyzing the Injustice Gap - 2

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Assessing the Hurts

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Finding Forgiveness

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The Burden of Unforgiveness

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The Benefits of Self-Forgiveness

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Elements of a Good Confession

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The Empty Chair Exercise

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Main Step 3: Rethink Ruminations

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A Thought Experiment

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