The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships"Fresh and useful . . . excellent practical advice . . . thorough and lucid . . . will be welcomed by many who have struggled to ask forgiveness and to forgive." -Publishers Weekly A finalist in the Books for a Better Life Awards competition! Discover the healing power of apology and put its magic to work in your life Do you have a difficult time apologizing or are you involved with someone who does? Do you tend to overapologize and appear weak in others' eyes? Do you want to reconcile with someone but feel they owe you an apology first? Do you need to apologize or make amends to someone but don't know how to go about it? In this inspiring book from internationally acclaimed therapist and self-improvement author Beverly Engel, you will learn why some people have difficulty apologizing while others tend to overapologize. You'll learn how to give a meaningful apology, how to ask for one, and how to receive one. From making amends with those you have hurt to dealing with someone who refuses to apologize to teaching children responsibility and empathy, this life-changing book shows you how to bring a healing new element of renewal into every relationship in your life. "Beverly Engel has eloquently explained the power of apology in a remarkably insightful and perceptive manner. No one has been better able to explain what an apology means and its role in reconciliation." -Rabbi Charles A. Klein, author of How to Forgive When You Can't Forget: Healing Our Personal Relationships "Readers of this wise and lucid guide to the neglected art of authentic apology will acquire a powerful tool to help repair relationships with others and with themselves." -Jeanne Safer, Ph.D., author of Forgiving and Not Forgiving: A New Approach to Resolving Intimate Betrayal "An engaging and in-depth book on a subject that has rarely been addressed so intelligently and thoroughly. Ms. Engel offers the reader specific suggestions that can help you improve all your relationships." -Steven Farmer, M.F.T., author of Adult Children of Abusive Parents |
Contents
Apology Is for Everyone | 11 |
Why Learning to Give Receive and Ask | 22 |
Why Apologizing Is Difficult for Some and | 37 |
Learn How to Give a Meaningful | 53 |
Opening the Door with Empathy | 79 |
Overcoming the Seven Obstacles | 87 |
There Is a Time to Forgiveand a Time | 109 |
Learn How to Ask for an Apology | 119 |
Make Amends | 152 |
Healing Your Family When There Has Been | 165 |
Healing Your Marriage or Romantic | 180 |
Teach Your Children Well | 203 |
Healing Your Business Relationships Through | 219 |
The Apology Movement | 230 |
Apology Circles | 237 |
Recommended Reading | 243 |
Other editions - View all
The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships Beverly Engel Limited preview - 2002 |
The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships Beverly Engel No preview available - 2002 |
The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships Beverly Engel No preview available - 2001 |
Common terms and phrases
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