Event name
Finding Peace of Mind through Forgiveness & Reconciliation
When
Wed 12 / 11 / 2024
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Where
Connect 2 Rise
2594 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena CA 91107
2594 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena CA 91107
Who can attend
Open to all
Price
FREE
Learning to forgive is more than a moral mandate. Forgiveness can liberate us from the tyranny of false hopes and corrosive resentments, and thereby improve our emotional, physical, and relational well-being, (Sarinpoulos, 2000; Luskin, 1999; Luskin, 2000; Van Oyen, Witvilet, Ludwig & Vander Laan, 2001). The concept of forgiveness can be easy to understand, but difficult to implement.
The topic of forgiveness is also not without controversy. We can bring distorted, counter-therapeutic notions into our relationships: many people confuse forgiveness with excusing, forgetting, or reconciling. Notable theorists have also questioned the therapeutic value of forgiving - objecting, for example, that forgiving bypasses the necessary work of grieving (Herman, 1992) or ignores the demands of justice (Miller, 1991).
The topic of forgiveness is also not without controversy. We can bring distorted, counter-therapeutic notions into our relationships: many people confuse forgiveness with excusing, forgetting, or reconciling. Notable theorists have also questioned the therapeutic value of forgiving - objecting, for example, that forgiving bypasses the necessary work of grieving (Herman, 1992) or ignores the demands of justice (Miller, 1991).
This presentation will offer a notion of forgiveness that affirms both the need for grieving and for justice, and explains how forgiveness is usually more therapeutic for the “forgiver” than the “forgiven.” Forgiveness will be described as a process that is informed by insights from Psychoanalytic, Family Systems, and Cognitive/Behavioral Theories.
Optional no-host lunch following the presentation
If you are interested in continuing the conversation over a no-host lunch afterward, please make a note in the comments when you register. Kabuki Pasadena is about a block away from Connect 2 Rise. Small plates and lunch specials range from $12-18. Kabuki Pasadena is located at 2675 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107.
About Dr. Richard Lyon
The Rev. Dr. Richard Lyon has been in private practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 1991. He received his Master of Divinity Degree from Fuller Seminary and his Ph.D. in Human Development from Claremont Graduate University. His doctoral dissertation was a study on “Husbands of Incest Survivors.” Dr. Lyon treats individuals, families, and couples ranging in age from adolescents to senior adults. His specialties include Marital Therapy, Adolescence, and Mediation (Family and Organizational), and he frequently integrates the principles of forgiveness in his approach to psychotherapy and mediation. As a Presbyterian minister, he previously served as a pastor at Glendale Presbyterian Church and Trinity Presbyterian Church in North Hollywood and he brings both a psychological and theological perspective to the topic of forgiveness.