"In the end I chose to forgive him because the rage was consuming me mentally and physically, and I couldn’t do it anymore."

"Forgiveness has helped me to see the process of working through my transgenerational transmission of unresolved trauma, guilt and shame as a gift."

"Forgiving the perpetrator is a means of dealing with your internal issues and ensuring you’re not embittered by the experience."

"For me forgiveness started with first forgiving the system, then forgiving my mum and eventually forgiving myself."

"Forgiveness became the vehicle I used to stay within my own humanity."

"My journey to healing started with self-forgiveness and then it became compassion."

"I used to feel that if I forgive Jacob it meant I’d forgotten James but now that Jacob has done so well forgiving him feels really natural."

"At first it was very difficult to forgive Nick but then I realised it was not about forgiving the man but about forgiving his stupidity."