There is a moment in this week's episode of the DaliTalks Podcast where Dr. Susan Edkins reads a message she channeled from the Akashic Records specifically for this community, and I want to be honest with you. I got chills.

Not because it was dramatic or mysterious. But because it was exactly what I needed to hear. And I have a feeling it might be what you need too.

Susan is the founder of Dragonfly Integrated Health, a Reiki practitioner, hypnotherapist, and Akashic Records reader who helps women navigate grief and major life transitions through guided meditation and nervous system support. She lost her husband unexpectedly in 2021, and what she discovered on the other side of that loss is the foundation of everything she now offers to other women walking through their own dark seasons.

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If you are carrying pain caused by someone you cannot bring yourself to forgive, this is for you.

I recently found myself reflecting deeply on forgiveness while reading You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero. Her words stirred memories of my own struggles with forgiving people who had hurt me in ways that changed how I moved through the world.

I do not believe there is a single person who has lived without experiencing emotional pain. The impact of that pain varies, but some wounds run so deep that they shape how we trust, how we love, and how we protect ourselves.

For me, betrayal created walls. I would trust people only partway, maybe 80 or 90 percent, but never fully. At the time, I told myself I was being cautious. In reality, I was afraid.

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Many people resist forgiveness because it is misunderstood.

Forgiveness does not mean:

• Saying what happened was acceptable
• Allowing someone back into your life
• Giving permission for the behavior to continue
• Forgettin...