exercise · all tools
Mirror, Mirror
Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharedrequired
Describe a situation you would ask advice about; your partner repeats it back verbatim — same pronouns, as much of the same feeling as they can honestly carry — as if it were happening to them, and then asks you: 'do you have any advice for me?' Easier to advise others than ourselves, the manual observes; this does both.
Practical
- Time
- 15-20 min
- Group
- 2–∞ · pairs
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Mechanisms
- perspective-taking, cognitive-reframing, feedback-mirroring
- 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
Emma Joe Anderson (Authentic Houston) — Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
Related: Advice (pairs-with)
status: checked · added 2026-08-31