The Myth of Forgiveness
Lauren lives inside the delicate balance that keeps love alive, quietly absorbing what was never really healed, protecting everyone from the weight of the truth.
Trying to keep the peace begins to show its cracks, living with the lie that forgiving fixes everything. Forgiving him for leaving her alone. Forgiving her father who left when she was a child. Forgiving her mother who always kept her distance. Forgiving herself for staying, for ignoring red flags, for trying so hard to make it all make sense.
This is not a story about how to forgive or why we should. It is a story about what becomes possible when Lauren starts telling the truth about what really happened & all the ways it shaped her life.
For anyone who has ever thought, “I should be over this by now,” while something tender inside whispers, “I don’t know how to let this go” The Myth of Forgiveness offers a fresh perspective.
By the time you close the book, you can begin to loosen your own belief that you have to forgive in order to heal.
Praise for the Myth of Forgiveness
The Myth of Forgiveness is filled with insights that leaves you thinking long after you’ve finished a chapter. The book explores family dynamics and it had me stop and reflect on my own relationships.
What I loved most about this book is how it challenged the way I used to think about forgiveness. Reading the book had me feel more forgiving toward myself, and more understanding of the people around me.
There’s a quiet power in the way the author makes you question and reframe your own relationships.
This is the kind of book that sticks with you in a good way.
-Julianna Warren
Reading “The Myth of Forgiveness” opened doors in me that had long been sealed shut. The light poured in as the darkness began to offer up long hidden treasures I had labeled as scars or flaws.
Beautifully written in poetic language, the author takes you on a journey of self discovery and deep understanding through the characters family dynamics. Filled with countless golden moments that will leave you covered in goosebumps and reaching for your journal, this book is sure to have you turning pages and new leaves over as the information downloads into your heart, changing the landscape around yourself.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in improving their relationships to others and to themselves.
~ Misti Hill
Johanna Lynn is a systemic therapist & founder of The Family Imprint Institute.
She has supported clients around the world navigating betrayal, relationship stress & the echoes of what was never resolved in their family.