Welcome to the “Overcoming the Obstacles to Forgiveness” online course. I’m Dr. Norma McLauchlin, your guide through this course.
I’m a pastor’s wife and a coach who specializes in helping those who are struggling with past traumas find healing and freedom through forgiveness.
If you arrived here from my Benefits of Forgiveness minicourse, you already know the mental, emotional, and physical benefits you can expect to receive from completing these lessons and choosing to forgive. If you haven’t yet signed up for that free course or have not yet taken it, I highly recommend you stop now and review that course. It will help you understand why completing the lessons in this course so you can Overcome the Obstacles to Forgiveness is so important.
If you arrived here through the course, Setting the Record Straight on Forgiveness, you know that forgiveness wasn’t something that came easily to me even though I’d been raised Christian and was married to a pastor. I was fully committed to ending my brother-in-law’s life the day I found out he’d beaten my sister so badly he put her in the hospital. I couldn’t imagine forgiving him for that, even though I knew – mentally – that I was supposed to forgive him.
In this course, I’m going to be revealing to you the many obstacles that stand between us and forgiveness, and why it requires help to claim forgiveness so that you don’t have to make the same mistakes I did and can benefit from the wisdom I’ve gained along the way.
If you’re ready to discover the obstacles that are stopping you from choosing forgiveness and learn how to overcome them so you can start benefitting from forgiveness- I encourage you to get started now. Your package includes the following lessons:
Dr. Norma McLauchlin
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Norma McLauchlin has personally helped hundreds of people let go, move on, and live a life they never thought possible through Forgiveness Coaching.
Norma has spent years studying communications, personal growth, and relational dynamics. Working in ministry as a copastor, Norma has witnessed uncountable accounts of brokenness in families and individuals, including children. She is passionate about helping others overcome their past hurts to have the life they never thought possible!
Because of these different experiences and using Forgiveness in her day-to-day life, it became natural for Norma’s life mission to help others see how powerful Forgiveness is for bringing about real, life-long, positive change in your life!
Introduction: My Story
The Challenge of Forgiving
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Introduction: My Story.
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Unforgiveness: Damaging My Family and Relationships
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Introduction: My Story.
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Finding Freedom in Forgiveness
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Introduction: My Story.
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Take the Forgiveness Freedom Pledge
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Introduction: My Story.
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Why We Find Forgiveness So Difficult
The Power of Emotional Memories
Lesson 1 of 3 within section Why We Find Forgiveness So Difficult.
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The Limitations of Our Perspectives and Interpretations
Lesson 2 of 3 within section Why We Find Forgiveness So Difficult.
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Our Deep-Seated Need to Be Loved and Be Lovable
Lesson 3 of 3 within section Why We Find Forgiveness So Difficult.
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Why Forgiving Others Is the Key to Financial Freedom
Relationships: Opening Doors of Opportunity
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Why Forgiving Others Is the Key to Financial Freedom.
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Connections: Making the Impossible Possible
Lesson 2 of 4 within section Why Forgiving Others Is the Key to Financial Freedom.
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Longer-Term Relationships Require Forgiveness
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Why Forgiving Others Is the Key to Financial Freedom.
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Forgiveness: Conserving Time and Energy
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Why Forgiving Others Is the Key to Financial Freedom.
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The Three People We Must Forgive to Live
Lesson 1 of 3 within section The Three People We Must Forgive to Live.
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Lesson 2 of 3 within section The Three People We Must Forgive to Live.
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Lesson 3 of 3 within section The Three People We Must Forgive to Live.
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Expectations: Setting Us Up to Get Hurt
The Danger of False Expectations
Lesson 1 of 3 within section Expectations: Setting Us Up to Get Hurt.
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The Danger of Expecting Things from People
Lesson 2 of 3 within section Expectations: Setting Us Up to Get Hurt.
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Letting God Set the Expectations
Lesson 3 of 3 within section Expectations: Setting Us Up to Get Hurt.
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Fear: Keeping Us Imprisoned in the Past
Lesson 1 of 3 within section Fear: Keeping Us Imprisoned in the Past.
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Distinguishing Between Healthy and Unhealthy Fear
Lesson 2 of 3 within section Fear: Keeping Us Imprisoned in the Past.
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Accepting Life’s Unpredictability
Lesson 3 of 3 within section Fear: Keeping Us Imprisoned in the Past.
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Crying “BAA” – a 3-Step Process to Releasing the Past and Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Crying "BAA" – a 3-Step Process to Releasing the Past and Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness.
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Crying "BAA" – a 3-Step Process to Releasing the Past and Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness.
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Lesson 3 of 4 within section Crying "BAA" – a 3-Step Process to Releasing the Past and Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness.
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Lesson 4 of 4 within section Crying "BAA" – a 3-Step Process to Releasing the Past and Finding the Freedom of Forgiveness.
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Making Forgiveness a Lifestyle
Change Isn’t Easy. Be Patient with Yourself.
Lesson 1 of 4 within section Making Forgiveness a Lifestyle.
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Lesson 2 of 4 within section Making Forgiveness a Lifestyle.
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Expect the Tests to Get Harder
Lesson 3 of 4 within section Making Forgiveness a Lifestyle.
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It Isn’t Easy, But It Is Best for Us
Lesson 4 of 4 within section Making Forgiveness a Lifestyle.
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Conclusion & Next Steps
Lesson 1 of 3 within section Conclusion & Next Steps.
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Lesson 2 of 3 within section Conclusion & Next Steps.
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Introducing: 7 Keys to Living a Forgiveness Lifestyle
Lesson 3 of 3 within section Conclusion & Next Steps.
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