Allison Pugh

Exactly. That's why it's a boost, a huge boost. Now, I would also say it's a little more challenging, maybe. But it is true that if you can bump it up a level and go to what's not being said out loud, but that you really perceive, that is very powerful. Yeah.

Yeah. So Sarah was a therapist at the VA hospital. And so she was seeing veterans. And she said she had she told me about a woman she had been seeing who had experienced sexual trauma in the military. And at the end of like the third or fourth week. The woman leaves the session with a comment saying that she might not be able to come back.

Yeah. So Sarah was a therapist at the VA hospital. And so she was seeing veterans. And she said she had she told me about a woman she had been seeing who had experienced sexual trauma in the military. And at the end of like the third or fourth week. The woman leaves the session with a comment saying that she might not be able to come back.

Yeah. So Sarah was a therapist at the VA hospital. And so she was seeing veterans. And she said she had she told me about a woman she had been seeing who had experienced sexual trauma in the military. And at the end of like the third or fourth week. The woman leaves the session with a comment saying that she might not be able to come back.

You know, how she might get busy is what she said to Sarah. And Sarah said to me, you know, something was just kind of off. Like it didn't feel the same. It just didn't feel right. So she calls her before the next week. And she says to her, you know, I think I said something. You know, I'm wondering if I maybe missed something or didn't hear something right. The session felt different today.

You know, how she might get busy is what she said to Sarah. And Sarah said to me, you know, something was just kind of off. Like it didn't feel the same. It just didn't feel right. So she calls her before the next week. And she says to her, you know, I think I said something. You know, I'm wondering if I maybe missed something or didn't hear something right. The session felt different today.

You know, how she might get busy is what she said to Sarah. And Sarah said to me, you know, something was just kind of off. Like it didn't feel the same. It just didn't feel right. So she calls her before the next week. And she says to her, you know, I think I said something. You know, I'm wondering if I maybe missed something or didn't hear something right. The session felt different today.

And I think it could be helpful to talk about that if you're able to come in again. So the woman comes in. She comes back. And they were able to talk. And Sarah said at that point, the relationship really shifted. And she ended up making tons of progress there. And so at the end of the treatment, Sarah asks the woman, you know, what worked for you?

And I think it could be helpful to talk about that if you're able to come in again. So the woman comes in. She comes back. And they were able to talk. And Sarah said at that point, the relationship really shifted. And she ended up making tons of progress there. And so at the end of the treatment, Sarah asks the woman, you know, what worked for you?

And I think it could be helpful to talk about that if you're able to come in again. So the woman comes in. She comes back. And they were able to talk. And Sarah said at that point, the relationship really shifted. And she ended up making tons of progress there. And so at the end of the treatment, Sarah asks the woman, you know, what worked for you?

And the woman said, there was this point where you noticed that I wasn't happy with whatever you did. And the fact that you even noticed that was a big deal. And so Sarah took away from that this notion of actually therapists have written about this. They call it therapeutic rupture. And that if you can redeem yourself there, if you manage a reconciliation, it can be very powerful.

And the woman said, there was this point where you noticed that I wasn't happy with whatever you did. And the fact that you even noticed that was a big deal. And so Sarah took away from that this notion of actually therapists have written about this. They call it therapeutic rupture. And that if you can redeem yourself there, if you manage a reconciliation, it can be very powerful.

And the woman said, there was this point where you noticed that I wasn't happy with whatever you did. And the fact that you even noticed that was a big deal. And so Sarah took away from that this notion of actually therapists have written about this. They call it therapeutic rupture. And that if you can redeem yourself there, if you manage a reconciliation, it can be very powerful.

So Bertie was a nurse practitioner in California. She had this bright smile, you know, a high beam smile. And she was quite kind of bustling and friendly and very warm. And she told me that she had always assumed she would be a doctor like her father until she failed organic chemistry. And she then kind of was like, what am I going to do next?

So Bertie was a nurse practitioner in California. She had this bright smile, you know, a high beam smile. And she was quite kind of bustling and friendly and very warm. And she told me that she had always assumed she would be a doctor like her father until she failed organic chemistry. And she then kind of was like, what am I going to do next?

So Bertie was a nurse practitioner in California. She had this bright smile, you know, a high beam smile. And she was quite kind of bustling and friendly and very warm. And she told me that she had always assumed she would be a doctor like her father until she failed organic chemistry. And she then kind of was like, what am I going to do next?

So she actually decides to become a nurse practitioner. But even as a nurse practitioner, she said she struggled with ego issues. This is what she said. But the good thing about being a nurse, she said, is that she could focus on the human element. And she told me an example of what she considered really to epitomize what nursing meant to her. And that was the example of this homeless man.

So she actually decides to become a nurse practitioner. But even as a nurse practitioner, she said she struggled with ego issues. This is what she said. But the good thing about being a nurse, she said, is that she could focus on the human element. And she told me an example of what she considered really to epitomize what nursing meant to her. And that was the example of this homeless man.

So she actually decides to become a nurse practitioner. But even as a nurse practitioner, she said she struggled with ego issues. This is what she said. But the good thing about being a nurse, she said, is that she could focus on the human element. And she told me an example of what she considered really to epitomize what nursing meant to her. And that was the example of this homeless man.

He came into her clinic. He had been on the streets for years. She said he had probably walked cross-country homeless back and forth. He had never really been in a shelter. She said he had some wounds on his feet. They were, she said, just gnarly, calloused. And she said he was so hunched over from years of osteoporosis and walking.