exercise · all tools

Owning Our Judgments

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

Round one: everyone voices an unowned judgment that is true for them right now — 'I feel like this game is stupid.' Round two: each repeats it and says what is more true underneath — 'what's more true for me is that I feel unsatisfied and crave something more edgy.' The facilitator goes first both times. A short lesson in the difference between 'I feel like' and 'I feel'.

Practical

Time
10-15 min
Group
38 · triads, small-group
Settings
in-person, online
Mechanisms
cognitive-reframing, emotional-processing, dialogic-encounter
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

This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.

Origin

Josh Stein (Circling Wizardry) — Circling; carried into Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)

In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual

status: checked · added 2026-08-31