It is now common knowledge that a significant proportion of illnesses have psychosomatic backgrounds. What has been little studied so far is the question: How many cases are caused by an inability to forgive? In her moving and thought-provoking book, Marcia Ford describes the profound changes that occur in a person when they heal an old wound by truly forgiving the perpetrator of the painful act. Particularly touching in the description of these processes is the fact that at the moment of forgiveness, both victim and perpetrator find healing. The painful bonds of fateful connection bind both parties involved. This truly healing book not only offers many practical tips to make forgiveness possible but also proves its point.