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Forgiveness Case Study: Let Me Lead The Way

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Case Study: Let Me Lead the Way
Case Study: Forgiveness In this case husband and wife, Jerry and Mallory separate after 15 years of marriage. This separation was decided by husband Jerry who told wife Mallory he was leaving because he had found another woman. Mallory who was unprepared emotionally and financially for this separation stated that she had no clue that anything was “amiss in her life or marriage” and that she had never given this situation’s “possibility a moment’s thought”. Malloy’s life before the separation included volunteer work and being a substitute teacher. Both of which after the divorce she did not feel motivated or comfortable doing anymore, due to being distracted (in a haze) and feeling embarrassed when associating with anyone even slightly connected to Jerry. Mallory’s life soon takes a turn for the better after becoming a business partner with an old college friend. Mallory gains more financial independence from Jerry and begins to feel “connected” again. However with this newfound connection, Mallory’s haze begins to turn into anger towards Jerry. After Jerry filed for divorce Mallory then decided that since she knew how to “hurt” Jerry. She would extract …show more content…

So for this case, the best possible solution would be for Jerry and Mallory to sit down and with the help of a conflict coach and start by discussing what they believe is the reason they separated. I believe by doing this Mallory will eventually get the closure she needs and Jerry will be able to see where all her anger came/is coming from. As a result, I believe this plan could be successful for the reason that they both may be able to see the error of their ways (difficult behavior) and learn in time to forgive each other and work together for a common interest; their children and their

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