Forgiveness

Dr. Karen is a psychotherapist in private practice in Manhattan. Prior to being a psychotherapist he was a writer and even now continues write books. He wrote a book entitled, “Becoming Attached,” which spoke of the bonds amidst parent and infant, and the bequest in posterior life of “insecure” attachments in youth. Dr. Karen has explored emotions such as love, loss, anger, and resentment. One of his recent books is entitled, “The Forgiving Self: The Road from Resentment to Connection”. Dr. Karen discussed his views on the subject of forgiveness and its effects, in an interview published in “The New York Times”.
Dr. Karen does not believe that forgiveness is always a good thing. He feels that any forgiveness that derives from the sense of obligation or is automatic, is the only worse than ...