Drawn from his groundbreaking research and his popular "Forgive to Live" seminars - Dr. Dick Tibbits reveals the clinically proven steps and tools every person needs to uncover their grievance story, eliminate the unresolved anger that they can and can't see - and forgive for good.

This course is from the "Forgive to Live: How Forgiveness Can Save Your Life" seminars by Dr. Dick Tibbits in which he presents original medical research demonstrating how forgiveness can actually prevent heart disease as well as reduce multiple other negative physical and emotional elements in a person. As Christians we understand the overwhelming need for forgiveness both for our salvation and relationship with God and others, but during this course, you'll not only see the spiritual importance, but the physical reality of forgiveness as well. This process could save your life and the life of those around you!

During his career Dick Tibbits pastored in New England, then became a pastoral educator and clinical counselor at Kettering Medical Center. He then moved to Florida where he was instrumental in developing the CREATION health program at Celebration health before becoming the Chief People Officer at Florida Hospital Orlando. From there he went to Loma Linda University Medical Center to open a new hospital as its COO. He then finished his career as the COO/CEO at Florida Hospital Tampa. Dick has conducted original research on forgiveness and heart disease; which he presented at the National Institutes of Health, Harvard University, The Mayo clinic, Duke University, Loma Linda University, and Stanford University. This work was published in his book Forgive to Live: How Forgiveness Can Save Your Life which is currently printed in four languages. His latest work on the Stress Recovery Effect is written out of his wealth of experience working with those who must perform in extreme stress situations. Both by experience and profession, Dick is a qualified writer and a nationally sought after speaker both nationally and internationally.

1. List mechanisms by which the mind communicates with the body.
2. Identify national data with specific focus in anger and heart disease.
3. Recognize how practicing forgiveness can reduce anger.
4. Describe clinical research demonstrating how practicing forgiveness can reduce blood pressure.
5. Explain how choices have consequences.
6. Identify positive motivations for forgiveness and the physical consequences of not forgiving.
7. Summarize the steps of forgiveness from the cognitive behavior perspective.
8. Distinguish between the consequences of choosing to forgive and the consequences of not choosing to forgive.
9. Relate how the cognitive approach of re-framing is a foundation of forgiveness.
10. Analyze how feelings shape perception.
11. Assess the difference between perception and reality.
12. Define both what forgiveness is and what it is not.
13. Discuss how choices can be conscious and unconscious.
14. Express how the choice to forgive benefits individuals more than choosing to blame for problems.