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The number one rule of our training is empathy before education.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

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Expressing our vulnerability can help resolve conflicts.
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The first step in healing is to put the focus on what's alive now, not what happened in the past.
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Punishment also includes judgmental labeling and the withholding of privileges.
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When I am angry I have a judgment and an unmet need.
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