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You don’t have to keep carrying this.
What is Rise & Thrive?
Rise & Thrive is a podcast about healing – and the surprisingly efficient tool at the center of it: forgiveness. Not the religious kind. Not the “just get over it” kind. A structured, learnable method that has helped thousands of people finally put down the weight they’ve been carrying.
Rise & Thrive is a podcast hosted by healing teacher Mary Hayes Grieco and Erin Warhol. Together, they walk you through a proven, 8-step forgiveness method – one episode at a time.
This isn’t about excusing what happened or pretending it was okay. It’s about releasing the pain you’ve been holding – so you can get your life back.
Forgiveness is a skill. A learnable, repeatable skill. And this podcast teaches it for free.
Why forgiveness – and why now?
A landmark 2026 study of nearly 208,000 people across 23 countries found that people who consistently forgive have lower blood pressure, less depression, less anxiety, and a greater sense of purpose than those who hold onto resentment.
Researchers are now calling unforgiveness a public health issue.
Meanwhile, most people treat forgiveness as a last resort – something to try after everything else has failed. But what if it’s actually the most efficient healing tool available?
It’s simple. It works. You get decades of results.
What forgiveness is NOT
Saying it was okay – it doesn’t have to be okay.
Reconciling – you never have to see or speak to them again.
Forgetting – wisdom means remembering who people really are.
Weakness – it’s one of the most courageous things a person can do.
Real results. Real reach.
Nearly 40,000 podcast downloads
Listeners across the United States and beyond
Based on the book Unconditional Forgiveness by Mary Hayes Grieco
Most forgiveness sessions take 90 minutes or less
Ready to begin?
Start with our overview episode – a clear introduction to what forgiveness actually is, what it isn’t, and how the 8-step method works. No prior experience needed.
Then follow along as we walk through each step, one episode at a time.
