Forgiving the Unforgivable with Anita Sanchez

05/23/23 • 22 min

Dr. Anita Sanchez shares Indigenous wisdom for living in today’s world. A big focus of the conversation is about forgiving the unforgivable. She explains how forgiveness can come even after someone has died. Anita also shares the beautiful story of her mother’s death, and what a peaceful exit means to her.

You can learn more about Anita's work at https://anita-sanchez.com/

You can learn more about Anita's work at https://anita-sanchez.com/

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Gratefulness expert Kristi Nelson describes how facing death at a young age transformed how she faces life. For Kristi, being grateful isn’t a sustained state of being. It’s an everyday practice to befriend impermanence and live in the moment. While undergoing cancer treatment in her 30s, she also had to rewrite the death narrative in her family to accept that death isn’t always a failure of will.

You can learn more about Kristi's work at https://grateful.org/kristi-nelson/

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Removing Stigma from Schizophrenia with WJT Mitchell

Father and distinguished professor WJT Mitchell (Tom) lost his son, Gabe, to schizophrenia. Tom details how Gabe embraced the term “madness” in order to normalize the challenges of living with schizophrenia. Tom also shares how their family grieved together after Gabe’s death, and how he’s still ever-present in their lives.

About WJT Mitchell: https://english.uchicago.edu/people/w-j-t-mitchell

His book is, “Mental Traveler: A Father, a Son, and a Journey Through Schizophrenia”

If you’re in the greater Chicago area and are looking for mental health resources, please visit https://www.thresholds.org/