Loren Toussaint
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Loren Toussaint, an expert on the psychological and physical benefits of forgiveness, discusses emerging research demonstrating how forgiveness influences well-being and neurological factors that impact the ability to forgive.
Dr. Loren Toussaint is a professor of psychology at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He is chair of the Discover Forgiveness Advisory Council for the Templeton World Charity Foundation, President of the Forgiveness Foundation, associate director of the Sierra Leone Forgiveness Project, a consultant to Mayo Clinic, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and Boise State University, and a visiting professor at the Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
Dr. Toussaint’s research examines virtues, especially forgiveness, and how they can be taught and used to promote health, well-being, and personal and societal peace. Dr. Toussaint directs the Laboratory for the Investigation of Mind, Body, and Spirit at Luther College