This week, we delve into The Safe Conversation Process in relationships. For the last few weeks I have been focusing on the qualities that make for a great relationship. The importance of safety, of removing all negativity from the Space-Between and of refilling the Space-Between with positives. The last piece of the puzzle is learning […]
Chap. 9: The Imago Dialogue – Empathy
The third step of the Safe Conversation Process is empathy – getting in touch with the sender’s feelings. Empathy is the communication to another person that you hear and understand his or her feelings and that they make sense. It is really a guess at what they are feeling. I might say, “You seem angry”, […]
The Preface: Imago Relationship Therapy
In the Preface to Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space-Between, Harville, and Helen share a brief intellectual autobiography explaining how Imago Relationship Therapy came about. They say: “Although we come from opposite ends of the social and economic spectrum, we have similar childhood experiences which contributed, from the beginning to a very complex and […]
