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Maxine Mei-Fung Chung with Isy Suttie

The Penguin Podcast

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The Power of Eye Contact in Therapy

I suppose that it's better for you to make eye contact I think it makes you more vulnerable whereas if you can kind of gaze up at the ceiling I think you are able to dance around things a bit more. In those really intense moments with a patient when they're sharing something really deep and intimate there can be a feeling of love. My patients affect me deeply and there is a moment where one says I love you there isYeah yeah it's beautiful it is a beautiful moment you talk about.

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