"If grandma Kay hadn't forgiven Phil 40 years ago, there's no way she could've welcomed Phyllis with open arms like that," she explained. "She already knew everything that happened—she didn't know there was a daughter, but she knew how bad it was—and there was a lot of confessions, repentance, forgiveness."
The Dancing With the Stars alum added that forgiveness also helped the family realize "something beautiful came out" of a difficult time.
"If you're willing to walk through the hard things," she noted, "walk past that regret, you can open your heart to receive the beautiful things."
The Blind hits theaters on Sept. 28.
To see more family moments with Phil and Phyllis, keep reading.
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