exercise · all tools

Asking For Support

Depth · what it can open●●●3 — emotional
Holding · facilitation2 — facilitator
Trust · group readiness★★some
Disclosure · what is sharedrequired

Say what you are struggling with; close your eyes and feel for the unmet need under it — significance, love, certainty — and for one concrete thing the other person could do; then ask, in the stem 'I'm feeling…; would you have a moment to support me? What would really support me is…', and receive two minutes of it. Turning a struggle into a request while staying in relationship.

Practical

Time
15-20 min
Group
2 · pairs
Settings
in-person, online
Mechanisms
emotional-processing, dialogic-encounter, cognitive-reframing
Change scope
state → skill · repeatable

Instructions

Where
authrev.org/ar-games-manual Authentic Relating Games Manual, paid
Availability
In the source document — the instructions live inside the material linked, on its terms
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0 (Authentic Relating Games Manual)

Source link checked 31 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 29 Aug 2026

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Origin

Patrick Wolf (Los Angeles) — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)

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status: checked · added 2026-08-31