E134 - SETTING BOUNDARIES AFTER FORGIVENESS
from When Life Swings - Swing Back! Resilience Podcast with Phylecia Kellar (formerly ballin and bipolar) Hosted by Phylecia Kellar
For a long time, I thought forgiveness meant reconciliation. That if you truly forgave someone, you had to welcome them back into your life, reopen the door, and pretend the hurt never happened. But I’ve learned something important: Forgiveness and access are not the same thing. This episode is about forgiving someone I genuinely cared about — without allowing them to re-enter my life. Because forgiveness is not about excusing behavior or pretending something didn’t hurt you. It’s the conscious decision to let go of resentment, anger, and the emotional weight you’ve been carrying… for your own peace. Not theirs. In this episode, I talk about: Why forgiveness is an internal decision, not an obligation to reconnect How boundaries can exist alongside forgiveness Why some people can be forgiven but still not belong in your life Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is forgive someone quietly… and love them from a distance. Because healing doesn’t always look like reunion. Sometimes it looks like peace without re-entry. ----------------------- MY BOOK! www.ballinandbipolar.com/book Link for my FREE resources! 👇 www.ballinandbipolar.com/free-resources Follow me IG: https://www.instagram.com/phylecia_kellar/
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For a long time, I thought forgiveness meant reconciliation. That if you truly forgave someone, you had to welcome them back into your life, reopen the door, and pretend the hurt never happened. But I’ve learned something important: Forgiveness and access are not the same thing. This episode is about forgiving someone I genuinely cared about — without allowing them to re-enter my life. Because forgiveness is not about excusing behavior or pretending something didn’t hurt you. It’s the c...
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