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Here you will find science-based articles, resources, and worksheets to help others improve their communication skills and better interact with others.

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How to Help Clients Express Their Emotions: 6 Worksheets

Our emotions result from our interactions with the environment and each other, guiding us through the many and varied situations we encounter in life and [...]

Conflict resolution family

Family Conflict Resolution: 6 Worksheets & Scenarios (+ PDF)

Families are surprisingly resilient, usually able to withstand and recover from severe conflict between family members and quickly return to familiar interactive patterns (Goldenberg, 2017). [...]

Conflict resolution relationships

Conflict Resolution in Relationships & Couples: 5 Strategies

Conflicting goals, motives, and needs can cause stress in any relationship, particularly a romantic one. While conflict is not uncommon, if left unresolved along with [...]

Empathic listening

How to Improve Your Empathic Listening Skills: 7 Techniques

People are suffering. Social and personal complexities have amplified anxiety and depression, pushing people to their limits. How can we help a hurting person? Beyond [...]

Communication Skills

How to Improve Communication Skills: 14 Best Worksheets

In his acclaimed book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie (2019, p. 32) hints at a key strategy involved in effective communication [...]

Nonverbal communication

Nonverbal Communication Skills: 19 Theories & Findings

In 1956, sociologist Erving Goffman wrote The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life. In it, he introduces the concept of dramaturgy, which compares everyday social [...]

Assertive Communication

10 Best Assertive Communication Worksheets and Techniques

An assertive person makes a point clearly and calmly, with confidence. They accept that they may have more to learn and, therefore, fear neither challenge [...]

Non violent communcation

Your Complete Nonviolent Communication Guide

Is the way that we communicate violent? If we define violence as causing harm to ourselves and others, then much of the way we communicate [...]

Assertive Communication

What Is Assertive Communication? 10 Real-Life Examples

For many, speaking up for oneself is easier said than done. And while it may be uncomfortable, assertiveness is a communication style linked to a [...]

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What Is Gaslighting? 12+ Techniques to Stop Emotional Abuse

Gaslighting is emotional manipulation that leaves its victims confused and despondent as they question their sanity. This article will shed light on the gaslighting phenomenon, [...]