Moving mountains so families can talk
Stephanie Dawson-Cosser is a coach/facilitator/mediator. She tells Margaret Harris that no career can take the place of close personal relationships
Tell me about what you do. As a relationship coach, I support individuals, couples and family members to enable them to communicate their deepest needs to each other. Speaking difficult truths and telling someone you love "You hurt me" is difficult and, by not talking about it, a silent mountain grows in our minds so we stop talking to each other. When we stop talking honestly with each other ... we live under the same roof but we do not connect, husband to wife, parent to child. My work involves enabling relationships to connect and flow again. I facilitate groups and individuals to find their voice and give them the skills they need to find constructive ways to communicate their needs, truths and skills in the home and workplace, which enables them to contribute fully to their personal and professional and community relationships. As a divorce and family mediator, I am trained to help couples to part ways amicably, with the best interests of their children at the centre of all the...
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