It’s so frustrating being on the receiving end of someone who wants to fix you.
However, often when we are the ones listening, we lapse into trying to ‘fix’ others.
Many of us feel the need to fix people who come to us with a problem or issue.
The intention might come from a good place, but people don’t need fixing and it’s the wrong way to approach things.
This week Liz is with Gillian Christison a coach who has a background as a nurse and healthworker.
In recent years she’s shifted from trying to fix to supporting others through listening.
Gillian Christison on Facebook
The Listening Series
This podcast is part of the Listening Series. Here is the full series:
- Sandy Krot (best selling author and biz consultant) wonders if listening is actually the answer to the world’s problems. Listen and Change the World
- The Art of Listening: Dicken Bettinger explores listening as a state of being rather than an activity or skill.The Art of Listening
- Beyond the words. What if you ignore the words and actually listen beyond them? Sunday Times Best-Selling author Jamie Smart sees that the real power is not in what’s said. Listening Beyond Words
- What happens if a whole community learns to listen? What is the impact? Liz Scott shares her vision and exploration within Ivybridge in Devon. The Listening Community
- Don’t fix me! If you’re compelled to ‘fix’ others then think again. Listening is more powerful than fixing – former nurse and health worker Gillian Christison shares what she’s learned. Don’t Fix Me
- Separate Realities. Former surgeon Giles Croft explains that we often fail to hear someone because we forget we’re all experiencing the world very differently. Separate Realities
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Liz Scott & Stu Newberry are trainers, coaches and speakers. They work with individuals and groups across the UK. They also help develop coaching cultures (founded on wellbeing) within schools and organisations.
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beautiful; I think fixing is conditioned into us from an early age at least for me.