Michael S. Sorensen

Insightful & thoughtful

“I Hear You” provides great advice and examples on how to validate others and one’s self in an effort to foster better connections with others, improve relationships and simply be a better listener and better able to help others.

The methods can be used for so many different relationships, with self, coworkers, spouses, friends, love interests, etc.

After reading this book, I noticed when my roommate validated a frustration I was experiencing and how quickly I calmed down after hearing that. And he didn’t even read the book yet! :)

I’m looking forward to trying out the tactics and especially hope it helps foster self-compassion.

(I received this ebook via a Goodreads giveaway, with gratitude, and these are my unbiased thoughts.)… (meer)

This is one of the best self-improvement or skill-improvement guides that I have ever come across. It is short, concise, direct, and easy to digest. Like many others, I am sure, I have tried to use active listening techniques in the past and found them obvious, programmatic and insincere. This book describes a truly empathic way to listen.

Although I don't just expect to change my habits and approach quickly and completely (I am not that easy to change), I intend to go back to this a few more times to make sure I can extract as much as possible and get the greatest benefit from it. I have already recommended it to others and expect that it will be a frequent recommendation of mine in the future.… (meer)