The term ‘toxic forgiveness’ popped up recently during an Oprah discussion with psychologist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab. Toxic forgiveness is defined by Tawwab as “an unhealthy way that people pretend to be unharmed, over it, or forgetful of the offense. Forgiving to keep the peace or people-pleasing is not healthy for your mental health or your relationship.” In a different session, this time for Red Table Talk, Tawwab described how “I sit down with people and hear them beating themselves up because they want to forgive, they want to be ‘over it,’ but sometimes it is a process, and...