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Practice: Prepare for a difficult conversations

Practice: Prepare for a difficult conversations

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Practice: Prepare for a difficult conversations

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- This practice will help you prepare for a difficult conversation and practice courage and empathy. Find a quiet space, shut off any distractions, sit comfortably relaxing your shoulders, spine straight, feet on the floor. You can close your eyes or soften your gaze. Take three breaths, focusing on a long exhale, inhaling through your nose, exhaling through the mouth, let's start, inhale, two, three, exhale, two, three, four, five, six. Inhale, two, three, exhale, two, three, four, five, six. Inhale, two, three, exhale, two, three, four, five, six, breathe normally. Now, bring to mind a difficult conversation you need to have, who is this person that you need to have the conversation with? As you breathe, notice the thoughts that you have about this person. You can label the thoughts, you are seeing the thoughts and stories your mind has about this person and the situation. Just take some time to notice. Now, imagine having the conversation with this person, notice the thoughts that…

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