“In what ways did I give my power away to this person?” “Where might I have skipped over my own knowing, dismissed my feelings, or avoided telling the truth and/or asking for clarification?” “How was I trying to get someone to love, want, or approve of me more than I was attempting to make an authentic connection?” “Why didn’t I do what I knew I should have done that may have averted a bad experience, and what made me hesitate to do it?” “In what ways was I selfish, unkind, or even abusive that may have caused my former partner to respond in defensive and destructive ways?” “What choices did I
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