Forgiveness Is the Practice. Freedom Is the Reward.

If resentment, old stories, or unresolved pain are still shaping your energy, your choices, or your relationships, this course was created for you.

An 8-week guided course for people who are done carrying the past and ready to live free. Based on the book, Forgiveness, published by St. Martin's Press.

8 weeks • Live on Zoom • Small group experience

Begins Tuesday, May 12th, 2026,

At 7:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm PT
Investment: $375

(Some scholarships available)

Why Forgiveness Is Not Optional

When forgiveness is avoided, life contracts.

Energy gets stuck.

Old stories replay.

The nervous system stays on guard.

Holding onto pain doesn’t protect you.

It quietly limits your freedom.

Forgiveness Is Not What You Think

Forgiveness is not excusing what happened.

It is not minimizing harm.

It is not pretending you weren’t hurt.

Forgiveness is ending the internal war that keeps you tethered to the past.

What Happens When You Actually Forgive

  • Emotional relief and clarity

  • Freedom from old patterns and triggers

  • Renewed creativity, joy, and presence

  • The ability to respond to life as it is — not as it was

Without forgiveness, life stays guarded.
With forgiveness, life moves again.

The 8-Week Forgiveness Course

• Weekly live group sessions
• Reflection and integration practices
• Community support
• Replays included

Practice Forgiveness.

Experience Freedom.

Payment plan available. You are not required to do this alone.

“I released decades of emotional baggage. Painful at times, but incredibly freeing. This course changed my life.”

Cynthia Odell, LMFT

“I feel safer with myself — and others feel safer with me. This work is powerful, loving, and transformational.”

Jude

“Say yes. To yourself and to your clients. This course shifted my perspective completely.”

A.H., RScP

“The materials and practices continued working long after the course ended. I highly recommend it.”

Rev. Doris Hoffman

“Michelle is a master of forgiveness work — gentle, honest, and deeply effective.”

Rev. Diane Russell

“I returned to a difficult situation with real freedom. This showed me forgiveness is truly an inside job.”

Debra Ellis, RScP

“I found freedom in my heart and mind almost immediately. I will absolutely continue this work.”

Nettie

“This course helped me through a difficult family transition. Life is shifting for the better.”

Rev. Tamara Rossander

About Michelle Wadleigh

Michelle doesn’t teach forgiveness as a concept.

She teaches it as a lived, practiced path to freedom.

For decades, Michelle has supported individuals in releasing old wounds, breaking emotional patterns, and reclaiming their inner authority — not through bypassing pain, but by meeting it honestly and compassionately.

Her work is grounded, direct, and deeply human.

She understands that forgiveness is not a one-time decision.

It is a practice.

And when practiced with care and integrity, it leads to freedom.

Michelle brings clarity, emotional safety, and steady guidance to this process — so you’re not doing it alone, and you’re not forcing yourself to “be ready” before you begin.

Learn more at michellewadleigh.com

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