THERE IS A FORMULA, ITS CALLED IMAGO DIALOGUE....ITS SIMPLE , THERE ARE ONLY 3 PARTS TO IT..........EMPATHY IS OXYGEN FOR A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.........THE 3 PARTS LISTENING IS REFLECTIVE LISTENING OR MIRRORING, 2- VALIDATING 3- EMPATHY....PLUS ITS A CONNECTIVE PROCESS.....IT BUILDS EMPATHIC FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR MATE......IN A CONVERSATION YOUR PARTNER NEEDS TO KNOW THAT YOU HEARD THEM CORRECTLY AND '' YOU GET IT''. THERE BELIEFS AND FEELINGS NEED TO BE VALIDATED AND YOU SEE THERE FEELINGS AND '' ITS O.K. .. WE ARE AN I,,,THOU... WE ARE NOT THE SAME AND ITS O.K. AND I LOVE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE.......
MIRRORING...........LET ME SEE IF I'VE GOT YOU. YOU SAID.......I HEARD YOU SAY......DID I GET YOU? IS THERE MORE ABOUT THAT.......
VALIDATE.......YOU MAKE SENSE, AND WHAT MAKES SENSE IS....I CAN SEE HOW YOU WOULD SEE IT THAT WAY BECAUSE SOMETIMES I DO......
EMPATHIZE......I IMAGINE YOU MIGHT HAVE FELT....I CAN IMAGINE YOUR FEELING OF.....
THAT'S IT ONLY 3 PARTS......