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David Gilbert

The Myths That Make Us

CHAPTER

How to Have Healing Conversations With Your Closest Friends

When we get into a contentious conversation with someone that we care about, our nervous system gets activated. One of the most dangerous spiritual ideas is that you chose this life or that it's your response ability For what has happened to you. And I remember I had a conversation with my mom when I was like 20 Where uh, I was misunderstood, but I also was not able to speak clearly where she took it as me saying Your life is your fault. It caused a wound between us that for 10 years Whenever we would get really deep into a conversation Um, she would get angry and start to cry  and I would get defensive and angry back. Just this past Christmas it came up again

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