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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2022 · 22 MIN

How to Ask Effective Questions

from Coming Up for Air — A Toolkit to Help with Your Loved One's Recovery from Addiction & Mental Illness · host Allies in Recovery

How do you ask questions that create space for your Loved One rather than hemming them in? We may have brilliant ideas about what someone should do, and want to share. The skills we need, however, are openness and a willingness to hear the other person and provide space and opportunity for them to process. Learn how to back away, avoid interrupting, and let your Loved One talk without offering your feedback.In this episode, we explain why this approach works better.

How do you ask questions that create space for your Loved One rather than hemming them in? We may have brilliant ideas about what someone should do, and want to share. The skills we need, however, are openness and a willingness to hear the other person and provide space and opportunity for them to process. Learn how to back away, avoid interrupting, and let your Loved One talk without offering your feedback.In this episode, we explain why this approach works better.

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