S4, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Narcissists - Do you know a taker? When is a boundary really a demand? How can we protect ourselves?
Dial Emma
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How to Be More Assertive in Your Pursuit of Your Needs
There's a form of communication I was thinking about those couples in therapy and how one of the ways that I coach couples to communicate with each other or not even just couples is to try and use this kind of three factor communication. It starts by saying I see, then it goes to I feel and that's the bit where I let you know actually vulnerability where I'm coming from what's going on for me. Then I'll say what I need and that I need is the bit that you're talking about when you say being more assertive it's stating that need plainly but when you put those three things together it says something like I recognize that this has been a really busy week
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