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I research support and control in family relationships, and I volunteer in the community with families struggling as a result of loved ones’ choices and behaviors. Add in my own personal and professional journey, and The Book of Forgiving has become a great “how to” book based in the research that can practically help us all heal and cope with difficulties. While it is very useful for healing from deeply painful situations, it works just as well for little difficulties like comments from “reviewer 2,” classroom challenges, and working with bureaucracy as I apply the practice of taking a “stone” to represent the struggle and learning to work with it or sometimes letting it go. I am grateful for what this book has taught me, and how it has helped others as well.