The F Word: Stories of Forgiveness

Dear Friends,

We are delighted that The F Word has finally gone back out into the world! The exhibition went to Sheffield University for a week for the sixth global conference of the International Association of Chaplains in Higher Education (IACHE) and then spent a further week in Sheffield at St Mark's Church, Broomhill and Broomhall.

Throughout June and July we held a series of live conversations looking at shame and the profound impact it has on how we understand ourselves and our lives - Speaking the Unspeakable: exploring shame in the stories of our lives. 

This work developed out of our prison work with RESTORE where we witnessed how the unrecognised roots of shame are often enmeshed with pain and trauma, causing difficulties to individuals and those around them.

As part of this work we are offering a new online training exploring how to develop a Shame Informed approach in your work on 26 September.

This training will provide a grounding in Shame Resilience Theory and its application in facilitating a Shame Informed approach, including the use of specific creative techniques to support shame to be expressed safely. You can find out more and book here.

And finally we're delighted to announce the publication of our Founder, Marina Cantacuzino's latest book Forgiveness: An Exploration. The book explores what forgiveness is and what it most definitely isn’t, how it can be an important element in breaking the cycle of suffering, and ultimately how it might help transform fractured relationships and mend broken hearts.

‘This is an utterly memorable book – beautifully written, fascinating in its insights, and extraordinarily moving. We all need to forgive, and this book, through its recounting of the stories of people who have something really significant to forgive, will be an inspiration to help us reach a state of forgiveness. This is a book that will stay with the reader for a very long time’ – Alexander McCall Smith

Thank you again for your support and as always, if you have any questions on our work please don’t hesitate to contact us.

With warmest wishes and deepest gratitude,
Rachel and all the Team at The Forgiveness Project
rachel@theforgivenessproject.com