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118 How To Engage Someone's Story Part 2

The Place We Find Ourselves

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The Window of Tolerance - The Numbers Where Your Brain Can Change

People can experience genuine healing from even the deepest of wounds. The neurons that compose one's brain can be rer. However, this rewiring can only occur in a particular emotional environment. And the term window of tolerance refers to that window from four to seven. This is the range of physiological arousal that your brain can tolerate and still be present. These are the spots where you are engaging a portion of your story with enough emotional closeness.

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