Learn the crucial communication technique that helps couples move beyond painful arguments and power struggles.
Step One: Mirroring
Listen to your partner without judgment or distorting his thoughts and feelings.
Step Two: Validating
It's not enough just to listen. You must learn to pay close attention in order to "understand your partner's truth."
Step Three: Empathizing
Once the feeling is expressed, it's time to put yourself in your partner's shoes.
The Gift
Transform frustration into fulfillment—learn how to change something painful into a "gift."
From The Oprah Winfrey Show An Abusive Husband's Desperate Plea for Help
