Said With Courage

Tag: Connection

  • Understand Empathy And 10X The Depth Of Your Connections

    Understand Empathy And 10X The Depth Of Your Connections

    Empathy is imaginative. I think of empathy like painting a portrait in my mind’s eye, using only the words I’m listening to. The emotions I hear are the colours that inform this or that part. The background, the foreground. If I’ve been listening, this painting creates the empathy between us. I can tell when I’ve…

  • Accurate Maps, The Key To Connection

    Accurate Maps, The Key To Connection

    Real misunderstandings all come down to a simple, easy to understand concept. Hold on to your seats because I’m about to take you on a RIDE. We’ve got to lay out a lot of ground work so bare with me as I first illustrate and I promise it’ll be worth it. My whole life before…

  • Trust As Currency

    Trust As Currency

    In mental health work the trust you’re developing is like a bank account. You deposit and withdraw. Over the time you have with your help seeker, the level of trust in your account will change. Sometimes due to stuff you can control (like what you say / income you generate), sometimes due to stuff you…