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The Forgiveness Effect

by Peace Thru Forgiveness

The Forgiveness Effect explores how forgiveness transforms lives and relationships, offering a path to healing that extends from the personal to the global. Co-hosts and peacebuilders Azim Khamisa and Melaina Spitzer lead heartfelt conversations with experts and practitioners who share real stories and science-backed insights into forgiveness, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution. Together they reveal how forgiveness—including self-forgiveness—helps us move beyond pain, rebuild trust, and create lasting change. Join us on the journey at peacethruforgiveness.org.

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Mining for Gems: Restorative Justice and Second Chances

What if we didn’t judge people by the worst thing they’ve ever done? Our conversation with Dr. Laura Sheppard, JD may change the way you view crime and punishment in Amer

Mar 19
47 min

The Science of Letting Go

In this episode, Azim Khamisa and Melaina Spitzer talk to Dr. Fred Luskin, a Stanford University psychologist and Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects

Oct 30 2025
1 h 04 min

From Tragedy to Forgiveness

In this episode, Melaina Spitzer interviews Azim Khamisa about his forgiveness journey, from the senseless murder of his son, Tariq, to his destination: peace. At a tim

Sep 27 2025
39 min

We Have No Enemies

Can forgiveness truly heal us and transform the world? In the premiere episode of The Forgiveness Effect, co-hosts Azim Khamisa and Melaina Spitzer explore this powerful

Sep 21 2025
53 min