It is what we use with our clients to join. It is also powerful with loved ones. To listen without trying to think up a response allows me to respond to the whole experience of being with the person. Our adult son has been staying at our house while sharing my car since his has been in the shop. It has allowed us time to have many discussions about what he is experiencing in life. Employing contingent communication has opened a way for us to overcome patterns that kept us from truly being with each other. He has commented that he feels like our relationship is getting stronger. Rather than feeling like I am manipulating him, I feel as though I am becoming the mom I wanted to be when he was little. It is really quite
It is what we use with our clients to join. It is also powerful with loved ones. To listen without trying to think up a response allows me to respond to the whole experience of being with the person. Our adult son has been staying at our house while sharing my car since his has been in the shop. It has allowed us time to have many discussions about what he is experiencing in life. Employing contingent communication has opened a way for us to overcome patterns that kept us from truly being with each other. He has commented that he feels like our relationship is getting stronger. Rather than feeling like I am manipulating him, I feel as though I am becoming the mom I wanted to be when he was little. It is really quite