Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be

by Becky Kennedy

Differentiating who someone is from what they do is key to creating interventions that preserve your relationship while also leading to impactful change.

Finding the good inside can often come from asking ourselves one simple question: “What is my most generous interpretation of what just happened?”

Building strong connections relies on the assumption that no one is right in the absolute, because understanding, not convincing, is what makes people feel secure in a relationship.

people who listen in order to understand versus listen in order to respond have higher across-the-board relationship satisfaction.