Contents

Introduction: Why This Is Important

  1. Righting Wrongs

  2. “I’m Sorry”: Expressing Regret

  3. “I Was Wrong”: Accepting Responsibility

  4. “How Can I Make It Right?”: Making Restitution

  5. “I’ll Take Steps To Prevent a Recurrence”: Planned Change

  6. “Can You Find It in Your Heart…”: Requesting Forgiveness

  7. How Do You Say You’re Sorry?

  8. What If You Don’t Want to Apologize?

  9. Learning to Forgive

10. Healing Your Family Relationships

11. Choosing to Forgive Yourself

12. Truly Sorry, Truly Forgiven

Things Not to Say When Apologizing

Things to Say When Apologizing

The Apology Language Profile

Acknowledgments

Notes

About the Authors