Saying the Hard Thing
"I" Statements That Do Not Sound Like Therapy
What you'll learn
- →Use "I" statements without sounding like a therapy script — the version that fits your actual voice.
- →Replace "I felt hurt when..." with whatever you'd really say: "That stung," "That landed wrong," "That's not what I expected."
- →Speak from your experience without making the other person the villain in your sentence.
Proof task
Don't just watch. Do.
Take one resentment you've been carrying. Write the "You" version: "You always..." Now write the "I" version in your own words — not therapy words, your words. Read both. Notice which one you'd be more likely to actually say.
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Chapters
Jump to a moment.
- 0:00The hook
- 1:15The pattern
- 2:45The interrupt
- 4:30Practice scenario
- 5:30The proof task
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Reflect
“What would you say differently if you trusted that the person you were saying it to could handle hearing you?”