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Master/Slave: A Chart

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 21, 2005 by Al TurtleMarch 21, 2005  

The chart that goes with the Master/Slave paper.

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Emotional Symbiosis: Definition

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 20, 2005 by Al TurtleSeptember 20, 2018 2

From the point of view of relationships, I think this “the disease of the disease”, the source behind so much trouble. Most everyone in our country suffers from this disease. And it is even taught on TV. I believe this is the source of MasterTalk.

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Posted in Autonomy | Tagged Imago, narcisism | 2 Replies

Diversity and PreValidation: The Essay

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 20, 2005 by Al TurtleSeptember 6, 2022 5

This is the lesson I teach every person I see. This is critical information for people who are puzzled, bothered, or upset when they find they disagree or that others disagree with them.

These concepts are vital to the practice of Dialogue and Communologue.

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Posted in Diversity | Tagged dialogue, essay, feelings, make sense, master-slave, mastertalk, mirroring, point of view, safety, share, validation | 5 Replies

How much should you tell?

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 19, 2005 by Al TurtleSeptember 6, 2022 12

This discusses a great and eroding problem within a relationship: keeping silent, keeping secrets.

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Posted in Communication | Tagged dialogue, feelings, mirroring, passivity, safety, share, trust | 12 Replies

Directions to Go

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 18, 2005 by Al TurtleFebruary 7, 2019 6

A listing of possible relationship problems – linked to solutions.

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Posted in Diversity, Main Page, Map of Relationships, Reliable Membership | Tagged affair, boundary, essay, feelings, make sense, master-slave, safety, trust, validation | 6 Replies

Problems Solving: A Chart

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 18, 2005 by Al TurtleJune 16, 2019  

This is the chart that goes with the paper. Good skills to learn.

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PreValidation: More Thoughts

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 17, 2005 by Al TurtleMarch 17, 2005  

Here are some more thoughts about PreValidation and Validation.

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Posted in Diversity | Tagged dialogue, feelings, Imago, make sense, mirroring, narcisism, peace, point of view, share, validation | Leave a reply

Resentments: Getting Rid of Them

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 17, 2005 by Al TurtleAugust 8, 2013 21

This paper discusses the issue of Resentment that from time to time becomes an important issue in couples or between groups of people. It includes suggestions on how to remove the resentment. I believe this cannot be done, passively, by waiting. Resentment does not seem to go away by letting time pass. I believe resentment only goes away via the use of validation, and dialogue.

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Posted in Diversity, Healing the Past, Reliable Membership, Solving Problems | Tagged boundary, dialogue, fault, feelings, Imago, mirroring, passivity, pulling, safety, share, trust, validation | 21 Replies

Diversity and PreValidation: A Chart

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 16, 2005 by Al TurtleJune 16, 2019 1

To really grasp Diversity, I think people need to have an image, a model, that makes sense of Understanding and Validation. I have used this model for three years and it works. It defines “making sense”, “understanding”, “validation” and that most valuable of skills, “PreValidation”.

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Story: The Water Buffalo

Al Turtle's Relationship Wisdom Posted on March 15, 2005 by Al TurtleSeptember 25, 2012  

This story is about hopeless habit of pointing fingers at the action or the one who “angers you.” I call it “Where to focus when you are upset.”

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