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The simple act of compassionate, open-hearted listening reduces the threat response for another person talking. As a result, the energy of the person speaking is mirrored back to us in ways we are not conscious of but that we sense and interpret as providing safety.
This feeling of safety (the lack of threat) diffuses the potential for opposition and argument and offers the opportunity to foster and cultivate new relationships
Read the article on Medium:https://medium.com/the-ascent/what-happens-when-you-dont-participate-in-arguments-or-controversy-c443b1e33743
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The simple act of compassionate, open-hearted listening reduces the threat response for another person talking. As a result, the energy of the person speaking is mirrored back to us in ways we are not conscious of but that we sense and interpret as providing safety.
This feeling of safety (the lack of threat) diffuses the potential for opposition and argument and offers the opportunity to foster and cultivate new relationships
Read the article on Medium:https://medium.com/the-ascent/what-happens-when-you-dont-participate-in-arguments-or-controversy-c443b1e33743
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.