communications

PMH Tool 8 – Asserting yourself with “I” Messages

Dr. Paul Hauck, an REBT therapist from Davenport, Iowa, USA said that whenever you find yourself in a situation you don’t like, you have four basic options: Problem solve and assert yourself Tolerate with disturbance (get upset) Tolerate without disturbance (don’t get upset) Leave There are two basic types of messages you can use with […]

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Authentic Communication

I had to look up the term “authentic communication” because I’d never heard it before. “Effective” yes but not authentic. I like to think of communication in terms of effective vs. ineffective, or constructive vs. destructive, helpful vs. unhelpful, rational (makes life better) vs. irrational (makes life worse). First, I think you have to consider

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