Our brains don't remember or retain our mistakes as a feature of our inner landscape. So when we get a criticism, it comes out of left field for us. When you hear information that conflicts with yourself image, your instinct is to change the information rather than changing yourself. And so almost everyone remembers negative things more strongly and in more detail than positive things.
1. What happens inside us when we receive criticism–and how our brains ensure we’re always in the right (even when we’re not).
2. The three-ingredient recipe for a positive, productive “care-frontation” exchange.
3. The single biggest relationship killer (it’s not conflict) – and how conflict can bring you closer.
4. Amanda navigates a “care-frontation” with her son’s friend’s family – and Abby reevaluates her past relationship with criticism.
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