Sitting with discomfort

A response to the Like Driving a Car Activity
created May 11, 2021 by Kate MacIsaac (@kmacisaac)

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I facilitate workshops and training sessions related to helping skills and incorporate role plays frequently. Something I notice is that participants frequently want to jump to solutions to alleviate discomfort instead of sitting through the discomfort of themselves and the person they are helping. I’ve broken down “sitting with discomfort” into a few different skills in the image linked.

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Example for "Sitting with discomfort":
https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sitting-with-discomfort.pdf