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Fred Luskin

The director of the trailblazing Stanford University Forgiveness Projects shares what he has learned from two decades of helping people let go of their grudges. More about Fred Luskin.

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Wanting “Yes” and Getting “No”

August 2010 | TRT 5:17

Fred Luskin explains that the essence of forgiveness is being resilient when things don’t go your way.

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