Ways to start a tough conversation: Expert shares tips
2 years, 2 months ago

Ways to start a tough conversation: Expert shares tips

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In relationships, we have our share of good and bad times. We are also faced with difficult times when we know we would need to have difficult conversations to find a way to figure out things together. Addressing the same, Psychotherapist Emily H Sanders wrote, “Hard conversations are always going to cause a bit of anxiety; there’s no way to get rid of that tension altogether- though we can learn to tolerate it. Focus on creating mutual understanding, not just to be personally understood.” Ways to start a tough conversation: Expert shares tips Asking for consent: The start of a tough conversation should start with asking for consent to be heard. Open to hearing out: Asking your partner if they are open to hearing you out is a healthy way to take the conversation forward.

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