Presentation Title
Seen, Heard, and Held: Listening to Shame
Session Number
Breakout session #1
Location
Andrews Banquet Hall
Description
Shame, by its nature, shuts us down and renders us voiceless. Careful listening, by its nature, opens us up and we find our voices again; and therefore, healing becomes possible. Come and learn some beginning skills to be a careful listener who helps others heal.
Barber shared three main skills of listening: attending - paying attention to the other person and letting yourself wonder about them.
The second skill of inviting - asking who, what, where, when, and how questions
The third skill of responding - this step requires the listener to contemplate upon the information being shared means to the other person and what they feel about it.
Seen, Heard, and Held: Listening to Shame
Andrews Banquet Hall
Shame, by its nature, shuts us down and renders us voiceless. Careful listening, by its nature, opens us up and we find our voices again; and therefore, healing becomes possible. Come and learn some beginning skills to be a careful listener who helps others heal.
Barber shared three main skills of listening: attending - paying attention to the other person and letting yourself wonder about them.
The second skill of inviting - asking who, what, where, when, and how questions
The third skill of responding - this step requires the listener to contemplate upon the information being shared means to the other person and what they feel about it.