Having just finished an 8 week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program (MBSR) this summer with faculty and staff at the University of Missouri, I noticed a particular common outcome for many of the participants. “My relationship with my husband/wife/partner/co-worker is better.” There were a number of reasons why these relationships had improved. 1. I listened to
Communication should be easy, right? I say something and you listen. You say something and I listen. However, communication in which each person feels heard and acknowledged is actually quite rare. “Every good conversation starts with good listening.” In the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program I taught this week, we did an exercise in which one
How often have you found yourself in a conversation at lunch or dinner; sitting in a meeting at work; or talking to a friend or partner and realize you have no idea what was just said? If you are anything like the average person, it happens every day (probably more times than you are willing to
