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A safe space is a place where we feel the most comfortable and our real selves. Especially when it comes to being vulnerable and opening our hearts out. We all are looking out to feel heard and acknowledged.
Following are some of the ways in which we can provide a safe, comforting and holding space to promote healthy interaction and feel heard and understood . If you have something to say but do not know how to say it, what is the point? Getting people to listen has less to do with what you have to say and more to do with how you say it.
Listen without Interrupting- As humans we have a tendency to give in our suggestions or advice because we feel it is important and needed. However if we simply listen and offer them our silence it would greatly contribute to them being more real and opening up
Focus more on the non-verbal cues- When listening to somebody, occasionally acknowledging them by a nod, leaning towards them and trying to be fully present with your entire body
Put aside or try to switch off your mental chatter- When listening to your loved ones. It is helpful to put aside our own thought process and provide them with a listening and an understanding heart.
Communicate from a place of love, respect and gratitude- When we interact with some form of humility and kindness in our words it make other person feel comfortable and at ease and they are more likely to share things openly with more transparency and filter free
Communication is all about how you communicate more than the words and language. It is about the ability to trust, empathize and hold space for the other person to make the relationship thrive
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Criticism is a common—but painful—experience. Being criticized may produce fear, shame or anger, and feed into your insecurities. Obviously, not all critics produce these negative experiences, there is a positive criticism that makes you think and helps you grow. To discover it is important to understand what provokes people to criticize, if their reasons are valid or, on the contrary, are only a strategy to reassert their power, complain or humiliate.
People criticize you because:
The way to respond to criticism depends largely on the situation and the reasons that cause it. In fact, there are circumstances where is better not to do it, because reacting to criticism would only serve to further develop the other person and satisfy his/her desire for leadership and control. In these cases it is best to pay no attention to them, because trying to defend ourselves would only lead to a dead end. Hence, if you can, pretend that nothing has happened. When the person who criticizes you is significant for you, it is necessary that you pay attention and let him/her know that you love and esteem him/her, even if you do not agree with that opinion. You can also point out to that person that you respect his/her ideas and efforts, but always asserting your freedom and the right to make your own decisions. Nobody enjoys to be criticized, but it is part of the human experience. Try to find the middle ground between taking too much accountability for other people’s issues and being too defensive.
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