How to stop taking things the wrong way | Ask Leah

"How can I stop taking things the wrong way? I am a sensitive person and I often take comments to heart or attach meaning to them when the other person's intention wasn't to offend or upset me."

After checking in with this woman to make sure it wasn't a case of gaslighting from others, I shared with them a simple yet powerful phrase to help them check whether their interpretation of another person's communication was accurate or not.

What is that phrase, you ask?

This...

"The story I'm telling myself about what you just said is xxx. Have I got that right?"

Click on the link below to hear me explain more in tonight's episode of Ask Leah.

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