The Fallacy of New Age Self-Forgiveness
Every time I’m on Facebook lately, I see many well-intentioned but misunderstood shared posts encouraging the same theme. It’s usually something to do with self-forgiveness, not looking back and only looking forward, and not dwelling on mistakes. The truth is, none of these strategies really work the way people think and want them to work. Mostly, this kind of thinking acts as a defense mechanism for a person’s ego. There may be guilt or shame around past actions,