Wilma Derksen: Living with What You Cannot Change
Everything Happens with Kate Bowler · Everything Happens Studios
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Show Notes
There are some realities we can never get over. And yet, we keep living. How do we do that well? Wilma Derksen writes and speaks on the topics of victimization and criminal justice. Her wisdom is hardwon. In the mid-80s, Wilma’s daughter, Candace, was murdered. Their family’s response to this tragedy has inspired so many people…and you’ll soon see why.
In this conversation, Kate and Wilma discuss:
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How we live with the things we cannot change
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What does forgiveness look like in practice
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How to start forgiving yourself
If you liked this episode, you might also like:
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Malcolm Gladwell on whether people can change
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Jerry Sittser on reflecting on tragedy decades later
CW: murder of a child
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