Have you ever said something that you immediately wished you could unsay? Have you ever done something that you knew you should not have done? Are there decisions, actions, or inactions from your past that continue to haunt your present? We have all done things that we wish we could undo, yet some of us are tormented by our past mistakes, while others have found a way towards redemption and peace. What marks the difference between these two groups?

There are two primary keys to overcoming the lingering pain of regret. The first is to learn how to process past regrets in a way that...