You Don’t Have to Forgive Them—You Have to Get Them Out of Your Head | Katharine Giovanni

The Thought Atlas Podcast · Sep 4, 2026 · 28m

What if forgiveness isn’t about excusing someone else’s actions, reconciling with them, or pretending the past never happened—but simply getting them out of your head?

In this episode of Thought Atlas, I sit down with Katharine Giovanni, an author, speaker, and practical forgiveness educator who has spent decades teaching people how to approach forgiveness in a practical way.

Katharine’s perspective comes from a deeply personal place. She describes growing up in a dysfunctional household with two alcoholic parents, attempting suicide in eighth grade, overcoming breast cancer, and maintaining…