06 Jan
Posted by: Lorenn in: death, forgiveness, Inspiration, Judges, Restorative dialogue (aka victim offender mediation), Restorative Justice, Victims
The draw for me to sit with people who face terrible loss, or who are facing their terrible behavior, is deep. Every time I do it I am inspired. It has touched me in extremely profound ways. Some people have commented on this work, e.g. http://www.oprah.com/own-confronting/Colleen-Meets-Her-Husbands-Killer, and asked me “How can you do it?” They […]
13 Oct
Posted by: Lorenn in: forgiveness, Inspiration, prisons, Restorative dialogue (aka victim offender mediation), Restorative Justice, Victims
In January 2011 I was asked to work with three people to facilitate a restorative dialogue (a.k.a. victim offender mediation) at Walla Walla prison in Washington State. The dialogue was filmed for Confronting on the Oprah Winfrey Network http://www.oprah.com/own-confronting/Colleen-Meets-Her-Husbands-Killer Colleen Shapel’s husband Bob, who was also her best friend for most of her life, was […]