Reboot Podcast Episode #120 – Breaking the Cycle – with Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler

Memorable Quotes:

“The body experiences the potential of violence almost as much as it experiences actual violence.” – Jerry Colonna

“Very often we perpetuate what has been done to us if we aren’t able to be thoughtful about it.” – Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler

“There’s usually a rationale for every stance that someone is taking.” – Jerry Colonna

“Having a practice of noticing what’s happening in the moment, asking yourself, “What else could be possibly responsible for why that person’s acting the way that they are? What in their background, in their history, might explain their behavior?” It can be incredibly helpful.” – Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler

“An optimal outcome is often not what you expect, or not what you necessarily wish would happen, but what can happen given the reality of the situation.” – Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler

“Rather than wanting to be responsible for the conflict that’s there, I seek to find fault, I seek to find someone to blame, so that it’s not me.” – Jerry Colonna

“It’s possible for you to have a truth, and for me to have a truth. It is possible for there to be conflict without blame and without shame.” – Jerry Colonna

“What I’ve learned, and what the research shows, is that some conflicts will never be resolved.” – Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler