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The repair conversation

A script for going back to a fight after things have cooled, without restarting it.

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The repair conversation

Legado Relational Therapy · Annalis Garrido, LMFT

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Use this at least a few hours after the argument, never during. Each person takes a turn all the way through before the other responds. Keep it to one incident.

How I felt during the argument (feelings only, no analysis of you)

What I heard you saying, as fairly as I can put it

What was actually going on for me that you could not see

What I regret about how I handled it

What I needed and did not know how to ask for

One thing we can each try next time