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Communication Practice

Practice converting your typical statements into PIUS format.

Week 4
Appendix D

Reframing Practice

What I usually say (Situation 1)
PIUS version
What I usually say (Situation 2)
PIUS version

This Week's Practice

One PIUS statement I plan to use this week
When/where I'll use it
What happened when I used it? (fill in after)

The Pause Before the Story

Describe the situation. What did your loved one do?
What did you notice in your body? (Chest tight, jaw clenched, stomach dropping, etc.)
What was the story your nervous system wrote? (The first-draft interpretation)
What was the feeling underneath the story? (Terrified, exhausted, grieving, ashamed, etc.)
What need of yours got activated? (For honesty, for a reliable partner, etc.)
With the story paused — what might they have been feeling? Was the craving hijacking them?
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