move toward forgiveness if your friend or partner
made a mistake? Have you experienced getting
emotionally closer to somebody, child or adult,
when you got to know him or her as shown in
Kolya? Perhaps you may have first rejected this
person. Keep an open mind for these changes to
happen again in your relationships.- Something is wrong with me as long as I am single.
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Feisty, independent and fiercely protective of one another, four
African-American women form a communal safety net as they
cope with the various untrustworthy men moving into and out
of their lives. All four of them are waiting for a relationship
with a mate on whom they can rely. But while they are thus
“waiting to exhale,” they find they can lead fulfilling lives
nonetheless.
Viewing Suggestion:Watch how the four women learn to
accept themselves after they first “used” relationships to feel
good.
Exercise: Experiment with activities, projects, or
hobbies that make you feel good as a single person
just as some of the characters did in the movie. - I am not capable of confronting or getting away from
people who treated me badly.
The Accused (1988)
Sarah is no angel. After a fight with her boyfriend drug dealer,
she goes to a bar, gets drunk, and dances provocatively with a
young man. But when the man tries to take it further, she
attempts to stop him and is then gang raped as bystanders
cheer. Wanting justice, she struggles with her low self-esteem
but finally faces the brutality of a trial that judges her as much
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