Week 04: Holding Frustration
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The Frustration Dialogue is where Safe Conversations gets real for most people. Sharing Affirmations is relatively easy to practice. Structuring Dialogue around a frustration is where our old patterns show up, our defenses kick in, and our instinct to protect ourselves or the other person can override the structure.
This week you watched B5 (Affirmation Dialogue), B6 (Frustration Dialogue), and B7 (Past Challenge Dialogue) before class, and then practiced the Frustration Dialogue in triads. You also have a real-world practice assignment: to facilitate the Frustration Dialogue outside of class before the next session.
This Week’s Questions
Think about a frustration you carry in one of your relationships, not necessarily one you have brought into the dialogue yet, just one that is real.
- What typically happens when that frustration comes up, and how has the Frustration Dialogue structure changed, even slightly, the way you are now thinking about it?
- What would it require of you to bring that frustration to the dialogue instead of handling it the way you usually do?
How to Participate
Post your response by end of day Friday.
Then come back Saturday, Sunday, or Monday and respond to at least 2 to 3 of your cohort members. Read what they shared and engage with it genuinely. You might affirm something that resonated, share where your experience was similar or different, or ask a follow-up question that invites them to go deeper. The goal is real dialogue, not just acknowledgment.
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