The Importance of Forgiveness For Health & Healing January 24, 2007

Speaker: JoAnne M. Saxe, RN, MS, ANP

Cost: Free

Join us to explore the profound connection between forgiveness and health. What exactly is forgiveness? What are the benefits of forgiving and is there evidence to support forgiveness interventions? What are the concrete steps to forgiveness? If you believe that you or a significant other may need to do some forgiveness work, this is your opportunity to gain some resources to use to begin your journey.

JoAnne Saxe is Director of the UCSF Adult Nurse Practitioner Program and maintains an active faculty practice at the Glide Health Clinic in addition to her academic activities of teaching and program administration. Her selected areas of special interest include: 1) Health Assessment of individuals, families and communities; 2) Planning for healthy communities; 3) Lifestyle modification and health education, and 4) The importance of forgiveness for health and well-being.

Official Website: http://www.ucsf.edu/cge