When you approach your partner with a need, do they respond openly or do they close off?

This week’s guest Dianne Presley joins me to talk about sharing needs in a way that invites collaboration instead of competition. She uses the CPR formula for sharing a need:

• C – Compliment
• P – State the Problem
• R – Make a Request

Sometimes these formulas don’t work because:

• Compliments are only given when a request is soon to follow
• Problems are shared with more blame and less personal responsibility
• Requests are rigid and demanding instead of open and exploratory, or
• All the baggage of past hurts and emotions doesn’t have time to air out before you expect a big change

Listen in to learn how sharing your needs really can be inviting and collaborative, even if it takes a while to create new patterns and habits of communication in your relationship.

Get the full shownotes and links to resources mentioned at https://keeptalkingrevolutionpodcast.com/ep-37