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Quite by accident, I’ve become a so-called “forgiveness expert” (I wrote a book exploring the topic through science and stories). Readers have been asking me variations of the following question: [...]

Storytelling has become a buzzword, a “strategy,” a trope of journalists and influence peddlers and sales pitchers and TED speakers. Copywriters are now “strategic storytellers” (yours truly [...]

Psychology Today Triumph of the Heart (Book excerpt): Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World  A father’s journey illuminates the ways in which forgiveness can be one of life’s most transformative [...]

Salon: The Science of Forgiveness (Book Excerpt) Researchers are studying how we can let go of our grievances and live a healthier life. Here’s how it works. From the book “Triumph of [...]

When Colorado’s Gun Debate Turned Nasty When the state Legislature’s female leadership took on gun control in early 2013, everyone knew the debate would be red-hot. But no one predicted the [...]

Dec. 4, 2012 The Heart of Darkness: An extraordinary story of forgiveness Azim Khamisa smiles when he spots a round-faced man with spectacles striding into a sun-dappled courtyard on the campus [...]

Some 30 students, teachers, and activists emerged from the bus carrying boxes of books. As they stepped onto the pavement Saturday and into the bright Tucson sun, they chanted in unison, “What do [...]

5280 Magazine: What Happened to Abbey’s Mom: Fighting breast cancer while pregnant Best Health Feature, 2012 Top of the Rockies Awards, 2012 Livingston Award finalist  She was 25 years old [...]

March 3, 2010 Glamour Magazine: Why are So Many Young Women Getting Bullied Online? Online bullies almost destroyed Meghan Pearce’s self-esteem. One slow afternoon at her Arizona public [...]

January, 2010 Alternative Dallas Court Offers Ex-Prostitutes a New Beginning Won a PASS Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, for work that “enlightens, empowers change.” [...]