A non-religious, practical approach with tools and frameworks to address unresolved conversations and strengthen how you lead, communicate, and make decisions.
Conflict happens.
Misunderstandings happen.
Unresolved conversations happen.
What most people are never taught is what to do next.
Project Forgive is a non-religious, non-partisan initiative designed to make forgiveness practical, accessible, and grounded in research.
It focuses on how people process experiences, navigate difficult emotions, and move forward without carrying the weight of unresolved situations.
Forgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing what happened.
It’s about understanding what is happening internally and learning how to respond in a way that supports emotional well-being, clearer thinking, and stronger relationships.
When experiences remain unresolved, they don’t disappear.
They show up in how people think, communicate, and relate to others.
When people have the tools to process and move forward, how they live and work changes.
Project Forgive reaches millions globally through social platforms, live workshops, and community engagement.
It demonstrates how simple, research-based tools can create meaningful shifts in behavior, connection, and emotional well-being at scale.
This work has been honored with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and recognized and supported by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for its role in advancing forgiveness and human connection.
Through Project Forgive, individuals learn how to:
• process unresolved experiences
• reduce emotional reactivity
• strengthen communication
• restore a sense of personal agency
• move forward with greater ease
This work is grounded in research on emotional processing, stress response, and forgiveness, including evidence-based models such as the REACH Forgiveness framework.
Project Forgive is led by Dr. Shawne Duperon, whose work bridges emotional intelligence, communication, and real-world application.
Dr. Shawne’s approach translates complex human behavior into tools that are practical, repeatable, and accessible across diverse audiences.
Forgiveness is often misunderstood.
When it becomes practical, it becomes powerful.
And when people know what to do with difficult experiences, they don’t stay stuck in them.
THE RISE OF PROJECT FORGIVE
Project Forgive started as a short video created by Dr. Shawne to initiate a conversation on forgiveness. No politics, no religion, just an authentic inquiry of what forgiveness means to people across the globe. That video went viral.
Since then, Project Forgive has been officially endorsed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and has grown to reach millions of people each month in social media and tens of thousands via Facebook Live broadcasts.
Its impact was so powerful and far-reaching that Project Forgive was honored with a 2016 Nobel Peace Prize nomination for the progressive and authentic conversations it caused globally. This unprecedented response was the catalyst for creating our non-religious, nonpartisan movement, committed to causing impact in the workplace. Our organization’s programs and tools are designed to empower women in leadership and to support the mental health of our teachers managing the strife of COVID at school.