Can conversations heal?

Can conversations heal? How? And how do we get started?

I've been having many conversations about this lately. Maybe you have as well...

Tip #1: Talk about the present. Start there. The moment you're in right now.
Or perhaps the surrounding 15 minutes. And who you happen to be with in the present moment. Just right now.

When we need to heal, our busy brains will urge us to talk about the past and the future. All the problems and pain and everything that's gone wrong before. And how we can prevent the problems and pain again. But that's often overwhelming. Not yet healing.

So, to start to heal and heal together, talk about the present.

Who needs to be comforted? Who needs to express sadness? Who needs to feel acknowledged? Included? Who needs some nourishment before talking at all?

Just right now.

Then we're beginning to heal and we can next learn from our past and move forward into the future. Together.