MamasHealth.com Home Divorce Breaking the news Children and divorce Choosing the best Lawyer Dealing with legal fees Divorce: step by step Divorce support group Ex-spouse after divorce Ex-spouse and favors Finding love after divorce First date After divorce Forgiving your Ex Frequently asked questions From Ex-spouse to friend Full Service Lawyer Helping your child cope Holidays and birthdays Holidays and divorce Living alone Managing conflict Mediation myths Mediation: pros and cons Non-Custodial Parent Parenting Plans and Mediation Protecting your child Recover from divorce Speak with respect Stop being angry Telling your child The power of dogs Unmarried/Gay and Lesbian Issues Visitations after divorce Work with your attorney Links Email Mama Arguing and your children Domestic violence Step-family relationships Dating Dating after divorce Divorce and your credit Infidelity Leave an abuser	How to Forgive Your Ex and Yourself by Kim Hess After ending a marriage, you might be geared up and ready to start another relationship, in hopes to end the pain and disappointment caused by the last one. Before you jump into a new relationship, you must heal old wounds by learning how to forgive your ex, as well as yourself. Don't Let Anger Linger You will not only be working towards forgiving your ex, but healing yourself. Forgive the Failure Keeping the blame on yourself or your former spouse will not bring back your marriage or give you a happy life. Let go of the negative energy and move on. Give Up the Guilt It is possible that you said and did things to your ex that you now regret. Realize that you cannot change the past. Apologize to your ex if it will make you feel better. Then forgive yourself and move on. No Reason to Fight Remember that there is no reason to hold grudges. You both have separate homes and lead separate lives. Leading two different lives should keep conflict between you two at a minimum. Good Qualities Try to appreciate the good in your ex and that will help the process of forgiveness. Although you are making a commitment to forgive, you are not giving up what you believe is right. You are not saying the bad things that happened to you don’t matter or that you will forget. You are saying that you want to move on to a better and richer life. Remember that it takes a willingness to want to heal. By moving through the emotional pain of divorce and forgiveness, you hold the power to be happy and fulfilled!	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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