I have forgiven a co-worker for unjust behavior, but I now am having a hard time trusting her. I know from your writings that trust is different from forgiveness. Can you give me some advice on how to increase my trust now that I have forgiven the co-worker?
You are correct that forgiveness differs from trust. The latter, when focused on a particular person rather than an overall trust of people in general, concerns reconciliation. I discuss the nuances of trust toward the other person when reconciliation is being initiated in the following essay at the Psychology Today website, in January 2026:
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