Esther Perel Instagram – “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and rightdoing there is a field.
I’ll meet you there.”
― Rumi
The process of repair begins with accountability. The act of taking responsibility for your part, coming to the center of the conflict, hands open, taking ownership of your contribution with no expectation of reciprocation or forgiveness.
In couples, breakthrough happens when each person freely shares what they are doing differently with the intention to improve things, rather than doggedly focusing on the change they need from their partner. This is how therapists know they’re getting somewhere. Their job is not to act as judge, jury, and executioner. It’s to help the clients navigate how people in love can behave in unloving ways—and how they can carve a new path.
To learn more about the art of taking accountability, visit my recent newsletter on the topic through the link in my bio. | Posted on 25/Apr/2023 23:25:18



