Good communication: - reveals useful truths - by truths I mean what feels/seems true to someone - maybe some truths aren't ready to be heard as they'll too severely trigger the parts of others. Maybe some truths require more healing and inner work before they're ready to be heard. But maybe that's not giving people enough credit - is compassionate and understanding to all parties and their [[Parts]] - validates the beliefs and concerns of all parts, even when those beliefs and concerns seem irrational or extreme or wrong: [[Protectors have good reasons for their roles and beliefs, even when they're extreme, irrational, and wrong]] and [[Correcting errors in our thinking isn't just about finding and delivering good explanations]] - doing so makes it much easier for others to take in what you're communicating - is [[Self-led]]. Communicating from triggered/burdened parts will often lead to others receiving it from the perspectives of triggered/burdened parts - sometimes it could be better to pause a conversation when parts are triggered and resume until everyone has clearer access to [[Self]] - is less about skills and more about removing the boundaries that prevent good communication, which are the burdens of parts and getting lost in these burdened perspective: [[Removing constraints is often more effective than cultivating skills or qualities]]