An unemotional technician and a romantically inclined office worker came for relationship counselling with the hope that I could help them understand each other better. I explained that people \u2013 and in particular men and women \u2013 are never able to understand each other. \u201cI understand,\u201d said the technician. \u201cWe need a converter which transforms my language into my wife\u2019s language.\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s a very clear way of putting it,\u201d I replied, and then asked, \u201cWhat\u2019s a converter?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Converter\u201d demonstrates how everyone speaks his or her own language and must learn to speak in the language of his or her counterpart, using the examples of men and women and different professions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n (From: Stefan Hammel: Handbook of Therapeutic Storytelling. Sories and Metaphors in Psychotherapy, Child and Family Therapy, Medical Treatment, Coaching and Supervision<\/a>, Routledge 2019)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An unemotional technician and a romantically inclined office worker came for relationship counselling with the hope that I could help them understand each other better. I explained that people \u2013 and in particular men and women \u2013 are never able … Continue reading