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The Power of Apology: Healing Steps to Transform All Your Relationships

by Beverly Engel

Apology as a practice of repair

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Books for a Better Life Awards finalist

    Named as a finalist in the Books for a Better Life Awards competition.

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    Praised by Publishers Weekly

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Apology as a practice of repair

Beverly Engel examines apology as a set of relationship skills, from understanding why people avoid apologizing—or apologize excessively—to making amends and responding when an apology is withheld. The book organizes its guidance around giving, requesting, and receiving apologies, then extends the discussion to reconciliation, repairing harm, and helping children develop responsibility and empathy. Its practical focus makes apology more than a single expression of regret: it is presented as part of the work of addressing conflict and rebuilding relationships.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • People seeking practical guidance on apologizing, asking for an apology, or receiving one.
  • Readers working through conflict or reconciliation in personal relationships.
  • Adults interested in discussing responsibility and empathy with children.

Themes

Apology and forgivenessConflict resolutionMaking amends and reconciliationResponsibility and empathy

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Book overview

"Fresh and useful . . . excellent practical advice . . . thorough and lucid . . . will be welcomed by many who have struggled to ask forgiveness and to forgive."
-Publishers Weekly

A finalist in the Books for a Better Life Awards competition!

Discover the healing power of apology and put its magic to work in your life

Do you have a difficult time apologizing or are you involved with someone who does?
Do you tend to overapologize and appear weak in others' eyes?
Do you want to reconcile with someone but feel they owe you an apology first?
Do you need to apologize or make amends to someone but don't know how to go about it?

In this inspiring book from internationally acclaimed therapist and self-improvement author Beverly Engel, you will learn why some people have difficulty apologizing while others tend to overapologize. You'll learn how to give a meaningful apology, how to ask for one, and how to receive one. From making amends with those you have hurt to dealing with someone who refuses to apologize to teaching children responsibility and empathy, this life-changing book shows you how to bring a healing new element of renewal into every relationship in your life.

"Beverly Engel has eloquently explained the power of apology in a remarkably insightful and perceptive manner. No one has been better able to explain what an apology means and its role in reconciliation."
-Rabbi Charles A. Klein, author of How to Forgive When You Can't Forget: Healing Our Personal Relationships

"Readers of this wise and lucid guide to the neglected art of authentic apology will acquire a powerful tool to help repair relationships with others and with themselves."
-Jeanne Safer, Ph.D., author of Forgiving and Not Forgiving: A New Approach to Resolving Intimate Betrayal

"An engaging and in-depth book on a subject that has rarely been addressed so intelligently and thoroughly. Ms. Engel offers the reader specific suggestions that can help you improve all your relationships."
-Steven Farmer, M.F.T., author of Adult Children of Abusive Parents
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