The Big Ideas: What Do We Fear? Choosing to forgive can be frightening, but it’s a powerful tool for repairing the harm done by violence, oppression and other traumas. By Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Pumla ...

Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger captivated a TED Talk audience when they told the story of how Stranger raped Elva when they were teens, and met... In 'South Of Forgiveness,' Authors Seek To Open ...

As a psychologist working for South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the 1990s, Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela was stunned when a handful of widows came forward to forgive their husbands’ ...

These past months, our country and our world have witnessed numerous forms of conflict and tension, disagreement and violence. It is easy to become angry, and often, there is just cause to do so.

(RNS) — Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela is a psychologist who served on South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and developed a model for social healing. (RNS) — As a psychologist working for ...