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Big Ideas:

Learning from anyone through their experiences
Thinking that one has potential doesn’t commit to anything, but believing that people have the keys to their own happiness and that you are equals
Seeing your children as your teacher, rather than you as their teacher.
Equalize the relationship to reduce status/rank, and exploring how the relationship shifts when we relate to them with more equity
Children not as spongers, but as mirrors.
Start looking at those who we thinking can’t teach us anything, to teach us something.
Shifting power dynamics so we are all on the same level
Stepping down the pedestal, and/or inviting people up onto our pedestal, or giving ourselves permission to step up
Moving from calling people patients to clients to create more of a partnership
Fitting in, being liked, and societal shoulds being the drivers away from who we are, and our authentic selves
Balancing group dynamics with personal needs
Tension between who we think we are and what the group needs - finding the “right” group
Transparency about who you are as a leader and asking team to hold you accountable to being who you are
Which comes first, trust or vulnerability?
Creating relationships where there is more reciprocity with intention
In a “help relationship”, both parties are helping each other
Not needing to be someone special to support other people and have a special role in their growth and/or learning
Finding mutuality in our relationships

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John Van Deusen