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Embrace the Tension

How our differences can make a difference

Up until now, we have been working with you to get unstuck. If you are practicing the exercises, you have brought a conversation back to life that had previously been stuck. You named and acknowledged your old way of being and bait, perhaps in an explicit and public way. You shared what is meaningful and important to you, as well as the future you want to create for your relationship and the wider world. We expect this has helped you and the other person in the conversation to break through old patterns and begin moving forward together.

You may also notice other contexts in your life and work where you have no personal history of getting stuck, pre-existing pitfalls, or baggage. ...

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