You Might Be Right. Or You Might Be Wrong and Make Things Worse.
This tool will help you with conflict in relationships, especially with your partner. Under threat, our minds become certain. That certainty can turn coercive, leaving little room for a partner, friend, or coworker to have a different point of view. Practice separating what happened, your reaction, and the meaning you made of it before you respond.
A practice for conflict in relationships
Two people. Two minds.
Room for both.
Notice what happened.
Name what happened in you.
Leave room for their experience.
You will practice keeping what happened, your reaction to it, and the meaning you made of it separate, rather than collapsing them into a global statement of fact about another person’s mind or feelings. Instead of deciding what is happening inside them, you will be better able to name what you are experiencing and make room to hear their experience too.
This is an educational reflection tool, not psychotherapy, diagnosis, medical advice, crisis support, or a substitute for professional care. Using it does not create a therapist-client relationship with Traci Ruble, LMFT. Your entries stay in this open page and are not sent to Traci. AI helped with development of this tool, but AI is not running behind it or analyzing your answers.