Nancy Dreyfus – Talk to Me, Like I’m Someone You Love
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A revolutionary, interactive relationship tool that truly puts the ability to modify persistently frustrating relationship patterns in the hands of partners.
Everyone has been there. A talk with a loved one devolves into a fight. Voices become agitated, and furious, accusatory words fly through the air. It appears hard to discover the perfect words that will lead to healing at times like these. Enter Talk to me as though I’m someone you care about.
Nancy Dreyfus, a psychotherapist with decades of expertise in couples counseling, discovered the groundbreaking approach discussed in this book after a couples-therapy session in which a wife’s constant criticism of her husband was driving him to become emotionally detached. Dreyfus found herself scribbling on a scrap of paper, “Talk to me like I’m someone you love,” and motioning to her husband to hold it up. He did, and within seconds, the two’s customary power difference altered, revealing a softer, more real relationship. Dreyfus was taken aback, then interested, and finally inspired to design a tool that may aid others.
This beautifully designed spiral-bound book has over a hundred of Dreyfus’s “flash cards for real life”-written phrases that describe what we wish we could tell to the person we love but can’t find the perfect words or tone in which to say it. Among the statements are:
* Accepting responsibility: “I recognize I’m overreacting. “Could you perhaps give me a minute to regain my sanity?”
* Apology: “I realize I’ve hurt you a lot.” “What can I do to regain your trust?”
* Loving: “You are lovely, and I realize I haven’t been treating you as such.”
A one-of-a-kind and useful relationship tool,
Stop bickering and start mending with Talk to Me Like I’m Someone You Love.
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