Forgiveness Begins with Feeling! with Fabienne Meyenhofer

Episode 5 of the HOW ARE YOU REALLY? with Fabienne Meyenhofer podcast, hosted by Fabienne Meyenhofer, titled "Forgiveness Begins with Feeling! with Fabienne Meyenhofer " was published on March 27, 2025 and runs 25 minutes.

March 27, 2025 ·25m · HOW ARE YOU REALLY? with Fabienne Meyenhofer

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Summary

In this deeply personal episode, I take you with me to a quiet, sacred space, where healing truly begins. I recorded this while sitting with my tea, my crystals, and my journal, in the rawness of the moment, because I felt it had to be shared directly from the heart.This episode is about forgiveness, not as a concept or a spiritual bypass, but as a real, embodied path. I open up about how I’ve learned to forgive by first allowing myself to feel: the rage, the grief, the shame, the heartbreak. I share my own story of trauma, how I buried it to survive, and how it returned in flashes, dreams, and a tightness in my chest I couldn’t explain.Forgiveness, I’ve learned, only becomes possible after we’ve allowed ourselves to truly feel. When we skip that part and rush to “be strong,” we build cages around our hearts. But when we grieve, rage, cry, and allow our bodies to move through the pain, we begin to soften, and that’s when forgiveness gently begins.This episode is for anyone holding onto pain they didn’t ask for. For anyone who feels stuck, heavy, or unsure if healing is even possible. It is. Your body knows the way. And one day, from a place of truth — not pressure — you’ll be able to say: I forgive. Not because it was okay, but because I deserve to be free.Thank you for being here. I see you. I feel you. And I honor your journey. [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/how_are_you_really_fm?igsh=MThkc3dycjE1Y2RucQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Episode Description

This episode is about forgiveness, not as a concept or a spiritual bypass, but as a real, embodied path. I open up about how I’ve learned to forgive by first allowing myself to feel: the rage, the grief, the shame, the heartbreak. I share my own story of trauma, how I buried it to survive, and how it returned in flashes, dreams, and a tightness in my chest I couldn’t explain.

Forgiveness, I’ve learned, only becomes possible after we’ve allowed ourselves to truly feel. When we skip that part and rush to “be strong,” we build cages around our hearts. But when we grieve, rage, cry, and allow our bodies to move through the pain, we begin to soften, and that’s when forgiveness gently begins.

This episode is for anyone holding onto pain they didn’t ask for. For anyone who feels stuck, heavy, or unsure if healing is even possible. It is. Your body knows the way. And one day, from a place of truth — not pressure — you’ll be able to say: I forgive. Not because it was okay, but because I deserve to be free.

Thank you for being here. I see you. I feel you. And I honor your journey.

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/how_are_you_really_fm?igsh=MThkc3dycjE1Y2RucQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr