Harriet Lerner Quotes About Challenges

Quotes about: Challenges

• Anger is a tool for change when it challenges us to become more of an expert on the self and less of an expert on others.

  Harriet Lerner

  Life, Anger, Self

  FaceBook post by Harriet Lerner from Mar 17, 2016

• In long-term relationships ... we are called upon to navigate that delicate balance between separateness and connectedness ... we confront the challenge of sustaining both--without losing either.

  Harriet Lerner

  Long, Challenges, Balance

  Harriet Lerner (2009). “The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships”, p.2, Harper Collins

• It's true that over-apologizing interrupts the flow of conversation and irritates the person who has to stop and offer reassurance, like, "No, it's fine, don't worry about it." But far greater than the challenge of toning down unnecessary "sorrys" is offering an apology when one is due.

  Harriet Lerner

  Apology, Worry, Challenges

  Source: www.elle.com

• Anger is a tool for change when it challenges us to become more of an expert on the self and less of an expert on others. . . .If, however, we do not use our anger to define ourselves clearly in every important relationship we are in--and manage our feelings as they arise--no one else will assume this responsibility for us.

  Harriet Lerner

  Anger, Responsibility, Self

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