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The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.

The more we talk about the past, the less we heal from it.

Marshall B. Rosenberg
Communication, Past, Nonviolent Communication
Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise”, p.6, PuddleDancer Press

To do this, you can bring in nothing from the past. So the more psychology you've studied, the harder it will be to empathize. The more you know the person, the harder it will be to empathize. Diagnoses and past experiences can instantly knock you off the board. This doesn't mean denying the past. Past experiences can stimulate what's alive in this moment. But are you present to what was alive then or what the person is feeling and needing in this moment?

Marshall B. Rosenberg
Mean, Past, Empathy

The first step in healing is to put the focus on what's alive now, not what happened in the past.

Marshall B. Rosenberg
Communication, Healing, Past
Marshall B. Rosenberg (2004). “Getting Past the Pain Between Us: Healing and Reconciliation Without Compromise”, p.7, PuddleDancer Press

An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathically hold both parts of ourselves-the self that regrets a past action and the self that took the action in the first place.

Marshall B. Rosenberg
Regret, Past, Compassion

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