PROFILE

Fred Luskin

Fred Luskin, Ph.D., is the director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects and on the faculty for Stanford Executive Education at the Graduate School of Business, as well as an affiliate faculty member of the Greater Good Science Center. He is the author of Forgive for Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness (HarperSanFrancisco, 2001) and The Forgive for Good Recovery Workbook (New Harbinger, 2025).

How Therapists Can Help Clients Move Toward Forgiveness

How Therapists Can Help Clients Move Toward Forgiveness

By Jed Rosen, Fred Luskin | September 4, 2025

Forgiveness may be the final step that clients can take in the journey of emotional healing from past hurts.

Twelve Steps to Self-Forgiveness

Twelve Steps to Self-Forgiveness

By Fred Luskin, Lyndon Harris | March 26, 2025

After you hurt someone, there is a path toward making amends, emotional healing, and finding acceptance and peace with yourself.

Fred Luskin on Overcoming the Pain of Intimacy

Fred Luskin on Overcoming the Pain of Intimacy

By Fred Luskin | February 11, 2012

The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight with someone we love.

What is Forgiveness?

What is Forgiveness?

By Fred Luskin | August 19, 2010

Forgiveness expert Fred Luskin explains what it takes to give up a grudge.

The Choice to Forgive

The Choice to Forgive

By Fred Luskin | September 1, 2004

Forgiveness takes practice, says Fred Luskin, but it's a skill almost anyone can learn. He shares his research-tested method for helping people give…

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Nine Steps to Forgiveness

By Fred Luskin | September 1, 2004

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How to Find the Good in People We Love

By Fred Luskin | February 8, 2012

When we're fighting with people we love, it can become hard to see the good in them. The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects…

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The Choice to Forgive

By Fred Luskin | September 14, 2010

Fred Luskin argues that forgiveness boils down to a simple choice: whether to dwell over past hurts or try to see the good in others.

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Wanting “Yes” and Getting “No”

By Fred Luskin | August 23, 2010

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

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The Sea of Vulnerability

By Fred Luskin | August 22, 2010

Fred Luskin argues that part of forgiveness is accepting our own vulnerability.

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Constructive Anger

By Fred Luskin | August 21, 2010

Fred Luskin explains the difference between constructive and destructive anger, and argues that constructive anger carries important benefits while…

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The Resolution of Grief

By Fred Luskin | August 15, 2010

Fred Luskin explains why we've got to grieve a loss or hurt before we can forgive it.

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