I was going to do a chapter a week, but it's been nearly two weeks since my last post. I think I've been procrastinating on Chapter 3, "I have some feelings to clear," since I'm a bit conflict-avoidant and am frankly a little frightened to raise lingering resentments in my intimate relationships. But that just means I need this chapter!
Examples from the top of the chapter:
- "There's something I've been withholding from you."
- "I have some anger to clear so we can get back to feeling good with each other."
- "Can we talk about something that's been bothering me?"
- "I have some feedback for you that could be hard to hear... please know that my intent is not to hurt you but to make our relationship better."
The author suggests setting aside
regular time to clear feelings in your most significant relationships... so you don't avoid doing it like I'm prone to do! Much of the chapter is devoted to specific formats and phrasings that can be used for such a session.
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