Digital Seminar
The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work: Releasing Anger and the Pain of Relational Trauma
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- Faculty:
- Frank Anderson, MD
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 07 Minutes
- Copyright:
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Jul 31, 2025
- Product Code:
- POS150301
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Forgiveness is often a triggering and complicated issue in grief work, particularly as it relates to losses involving relational trauma or complex PTSD. Some clients don’t want to forgive their abusers, even after they’re gone either physically or emotionally. Others hold onto anger and resentment but stay in unhealthy relationships. And some will forgive and struggle with not getting what they’d hoped for as a response. In this workshop, we’ll explore different dimensions of forgiveness: when it’s premature and when it’s forced, when it’s used to avoid feelings of pain and betrayal, whether it’s necessary to fully heal from abuse, whether it serves the victim or the perpetrator, and when it leads to true acceptance and freedom. You’ll discover how to help clients:
- Release the wounds that another has caused, so they’re freed to no longer carry the trauma inside
- Heal and name their internal wounds by learning to speak up for what they know to be true
- Determine whether forgiveness may be helpful for them to fully heal from relational violations even after a person is no longer alive or they are unable to have any interaction with them
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Forgiveness in Grief Work (1 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work (142.5 KB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forgiveness in Grief Work - French (1 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work - French (142.5 KB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forgiveness in Grief Work - Italian (1 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work - Italian (142.5 KB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forgiveness in Grief Work - German (1 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work - German (142.5 KB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Forgiveness in Grief Work - Spanish (1 MB) | 14 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Role of Forgiveness in Grief Work - Spanish (142.5 KB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Frank Anderson, MD Related seminars and products
Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.
Dr. Anderson has lectured extensively on the Neurobiology of PTSD and Dissociation and wrote the chapter “Who’s Taking What” Connecting Neuroscience, Psychopharmacology and Internal Family Systems for Trauma in Internal Family Systems Therapy – New Dimensions. He co-authored a chapter on What IFS Brings to Trauma Treatment in Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy, and recently co-authored Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual.
His most recent book, entitled Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems was released on May 19, 2021.
His memoir, To Be Loved, was released on May 7, 2024.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Frank Anderson maintains a private practice, is the co-founder of the Trauma Institute, and is the co-founding producer of Trauma Informed Media. He receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Frank Anderson is a member of the New England Society Studying Trauma and Dissociation and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation.
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Objectives
- Propose three steps required for forgiveness to be achieved by someone who has been relationally violated by someone who has passed away or inaccessible.
- Catalogue the core components of healing relational wounds.
- Assess the qualities of resilience that are necessary for clients to overcome complex PTSD.
Outline
- Explore the various dimensions of forgiveness as an area of clinical concern related to grief work
- Explore when forgiveness is used to avoid feelings of pain or betrayal
- Determine whether forgiveness is necessary to fully heal from abuse
- Understand whether forgiveness serves the victim or the perpetrator to improve clinical outcomes
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Social Workers
- Physicians
- Psychologists
- Addiction Counselors
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