S2E28 | Why is it so hard to forgive? | Tapestry Podcast

✨ In this episode of the Tapestry Podcast, Mike, Haleigh, and Mikayla dive deep into the messy, emotional, and transformative practice of forgiveness.

Whether you’re struggling to forgive someone who hurt you, wrestling with forgiving yourself, or trying to make sense of cultural and political hostility, this conversation offers insight, honesty, and hope.

We talk about:

🔹 Why forgiveness is emotionally difficult

🔹 What our culture teaches us about grudges and justice

🔹 Forgiving without getting an apology

🔹 Self-forgiveness and letting go of old versions of ourselves

🔹 How spiritual traditions understand forgiveness

🔹 What forgiveness is — and what it is not

🔹 The difference between accountability and release

🔹 Forgiving people we disagree with

🔹 How forgiveness frees you, not just the other person

This episode includes raw personal stories about broken trust, friendships, past relationships, prejudice, and learning to let go of weights we’ve carried for years.

If forgiveness has ever felt confusing, unfair, or impossible… this one’s for you.

👇 Timestamps

0:00 – Intro

0:26 – Welcoming Michaela and Haleigh

1:00 – Why forgiveness is so hard

3:00 – Forgiving without an apology

6:20 – Self-forgiveness struggles

10:00 – When time heals (and when it doesn’t)

13:00 – Being asked to forgive years later

18:50 – Why some people are harder to forgive

21:00 – Letting go instead of letting hatred win

24:20 – What different faiths say about forgiveness

26:00 – Forgiveness ≠ approving what happened

27:00 – A story about forgiveness during racial tension

28:45 – Final reflections

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