After publishing the article The Space Between: Reclaiming Meaning From Trauma, I was moved by how many of you reached out to share your own experiences, reflections, and questions. I felt a strong call to go deeper—to speak into some of the most resonant aspects of that piece and to explore a question that has become a powerful thread in my own journey:
Is healing our identity the literal path to healing the world?
In this spontaneous, heartfelt reflection, I share my own journey with forgiveness—not as a moral obligation or a forced virtue, but as a living process of reclaiming the space between what happened and what it meant.
This episode touches on:
The true (and commonly misunderstood) nature of forgiveness: What it is and what it is not.
How our childhood experiences shape our understanding of worth and safety.
The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
Truth markers: How pain can become an identity, and how we can begin to soften those markers.
The 6 Truth Markers Identified in The Space Between article
The bridge between psychology and this new wave of consciousness evolution.
My current rabbit hole about identity and our collective reality.
Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is not about condoning. It is not about letting someone back into your life. It is about freeing yourself from the weight of meaning you didn’t choose.
If you’ve ever struggled with the idea of forgiveness, if you’ve ever felt trapped by resentment or burdened by pain, I invite you to listen with an open heart.
Your journey is sacred. Your healing is sovereign. And you are not alone.
…and if you hang in long enough to wander off the trail into my theory about the Identity-collective reality connection, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Cheers!
— Shelby
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