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Relationship Toolkit

This document provides specific phrases to use during different stages of Imago dialogue. The stages include: sender, receiver mirroring, summary mirror, validating, empathizing, and switching roles. For each stage, sample phrases are given to acknowledge the other person and ensure their perspective is understood.

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Relationship Toolkit

This document provides specific phrases to use during different stages of Imago dialogue. The stages include: sender, receiver mirroring, summary mirror, validating, empathizing, and switching roles. For each stage, sample phrases are given to acknowledge the other person and ensure their perspective is understood.

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SPECIFIC PHRASES FOR IMAGO DIALOGUE

SENDER
I would like to have a Dialogue about….
Is now a good time?

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I feel….
I love….
What’s bothering me is….

RECEIVER
MIRRORING
Let me see if I’ve got you. You said….
Did I get that?
Is there more about that?

Summary Mirror

Let me see if I got it all. In summary, you are saying….


Did I get all of that? or
Is that a good summary?

VALIDATING

I've listened carefully. Your perspective is important to me, and you make sense, and what makes sense
is….

EMPATHIZING
I imagine you might be feeling…or
I imagine you might have felt…or
I can see you are feeling…(if feelings are stated).

Is that what you are feeling?

SWITCH ROLES

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