10/28/2024

Find Freedom in Forgiving with Louisa Hext

"Forgiveness is not a thing. It's an act. It's an action. To me, it's a verb." - Louisa Hext

In this powerful episode, I welcome fellow forgiveness coach Louisa Hext, who brings a unique perspective shaped by her work with the F Word Stories of Forgiveness exhibition and her family's Holocaust survival story. Louisa shares the remarkable story of Eva Kor, a Holocaust survivor who chose to forgive her Nazi captors as a path to personal healing.

Through her work as a forgiveness coach, Louisa specializes in helping people navigate family forgiveness and self-forgiveness, using storytelling to illuminate paths to healing and transformation.

Our conversation explores how forgiveness isn't a sign of weakness but rather an act of courage, and how it operates as a process rather than a single moment of change. Louisa shares her experience interviewing Holocaust survivors and how their stories of survival often centered around relationships and hope.

We discuss how forgiveness coaching provides a safe space for inquiry and unpacking complex emotions, without pressure or judgment. Whether you're struggling with personal resentments or seeking to understand the power of forgiveness in extreme circumstances, this episode offers valuable insights into the transformative potential of forgiveness work.