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	==In-person workshops==		==In-person workshops==

	In-person workshops are currently being held by request only. Contact Leeann at teddybear@~~teddybeartalk~~.com if you would like to schedule a time for an in-person workshop. These workshops can be for everyone or just for parents.		In-person workshops are currently being held by request only. Contact Leeann at teddybear@teddybeartalksupport.com if you would like to schedule a time for an in-person workshop. These workshops can be for everyone or just for parents.

	==In-person co-working sessions in Ann Arbor, MI==		==In-person co-working sessions in Ann Arbor, MI==

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	towards the open and honest end of the continuum with our questions. We’ll be looking for ones that Parker		towards the open and honest end of the continuum with our questions. We’ll be looking for ones that Parker
	Palmer describes as questions that allow us to “hear each other into speech, into deeper and deeper speech.”		Palmer describes as questions that allow us to “hear each other into speech, into deeper and deeper speech.”


			==In-person workshops==

			In-person workshops are currently being held by request only. Contact Leeann at teddybear@teddybeartalk.com if you would like to schedule a time for an in-person workshop. These workshops can be for everyone or just for parents.

			==In-person co-working sessions in Ann Arbor, MI==
			[[Co-working\| Click here]] to learn more about Teddy Bear Talk Support co-working sessions.

			<!--There is no signup for the co-working sessions. There is no problem if we run out of space in our room because there are many tables in the main library room that we can also use.
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			Co-working sessions are being offered by request only at this point in time.

			==Along for the Ride Groups inspired by the moai groups in Okinawa==

			Along for the Ride Groups is a new project (that includes Teddy Bear Talk Support as a suggested activity) that is just beginning to be developed. These groups are inspired by the [https://www.bluezones.com/2018/08/moai-this-tradition-is-why-okinawan-people-live-longer-better/ moai groups in Okinawa, Japan]-- groups of about 5 - 7 people that meet regularly over the long term, some since childhood, some for over 90 years.

			*[https://lfu.pythonanywhere.com/along/default/interested_in_joining_form Click here] to express interest in joining an Along for the Ride group.
			*[https://lfu.pythonanywhere.com/along/default/interested_in_helping_form Click here] to express interest in collaborating on developing visions and plans for how Along for the Ride Groups could come to be.

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Files

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	==Files==		==Files==
	*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/htss		*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/htss
			*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/parentshandout
	*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf		*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf

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Open, honest questions

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	TBTS makes it easier for the experience to be about only one person's agenda at a time. '''Notice how natural it is to have the both surprising and not so surprising number of agendas that David Castro had as a listener in the first 3 minutes of this exercise.'''		TBTS makes it easier for the experience to be about only one person's agenda at a time. '''Notice how natural it is to have the both surprising and not so surprising number of agendas that David Castro had as a listener in the first 3 minutes of this exercise.'''

			==Open, honest questions==
			Guidelines for asking open, honest questions


			A good description of an honest, open question is that the person asking the question could not possibly
			anticipate the answer to it. Open questions are broad in scope and require responses that are more than just
			one or two words. An example of an open question is: “What would you say to someone in your shoes?”
			Ask questions for the purpose of helping the talker rather than for satisfying your own curiosity. These
			questions are usually brief and have no preamble or explanation.
			Such questioning may sound easy. But many people have trouble framing questions that do not impose what
			they think on the speaker. This includes questions that are suggestions, advice, or analysis in disguise.
			Perhaps the most important aspect of our sessions is that we provide a place where there is no danger of
			having someone else's agenda imposed on you. This rule is simple, but abiding by it is hard work because so
			much of this goes on all the time. That's what we're used to. But, here we're asking you to try not to do any
			reassuring, diagnosing, providing any logical arguments, or evaluating, be it positive or negative. It can be
			very difficult to keep these out of the questions that we ask the talker. But, by doing so, we can create space
			for the talker to work through his or her own agenda.
			The talker always has the right to choose not to answer a question. If you are the talker, please do not hesitate
			to exercise this right. You do not need to provide any explanation for why you have chosen not to answer the
			question.
			Note that learning to ask honest, open questions is a skill that these sessions can help us develop. So, we are
			also holding the space for being patient and compassionate with ourselves as we experiment with coming up
			with honest, open questions. Questions fall on a continuum, and we’ll practice leaning as much as possible
			towards the open and honest end of the continuum with our questions. We’ll be looking for ones that Parker
			Palmer describes as questions that allow us to “hear each other into speech, into deeper and deeper speech.”

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Files

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	*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/htss		*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/htss
	*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf		*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf

			Because they were there with me in the way that they were, it made possible my saying what I said, and it made possible all that came with getting to have said it.

	==Prompts to put in the chat before the breakout rooms open==		==Prompts to put in the chat before the breakout rooms open==

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 *https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf
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+==Prompts to put in the chat before the breakout rooms open==
-Here is a piece by David Castro on Learning to Listen.  It is called Empathy in 8 Minutes, and it is about how he experienced doing an exercise where you listen quietly for 8 minutes as someone tells you his or her life story.
+*With any leftover time before the breakout rooms close, you could talk about how you might want to start using Teddy Bear Talk Support sessions in your life.  When? What for?
 ==Talking with the talker afterward about what the talker shared==
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 *As we will also emphasize when we cover how to ask honest, open questions, perhaps the most important aspect of our sessions is that we provide a place where there is no danger of having someone else's agenda imposed on you.  So, we ask you to steer clear of providing suggestions, advice, or analysis to the talker.
 ==Suggestions for what to talk about==
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 Ideas from books, Things you want to learn, Fitness and wellness, Food and cooking

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	==Prompts to put in the chat==		==Prompts to put in the chat==
	With any leftover time before the breakout rooms close, you could talk about other topics that you might talk about as a talker, or you can reflect on the habitual things you ~~would~~ have said if you weren't remaining silent as a teddy bear.		*With any leftover time before the breakout rooms close, you could talk about other topics that you might talk about as a talker, or you can reflect on the habitual things you might have said if you weren't remaining silent as a teddy bear.

			*With any leftover time before the breakout rooms close, you could talk about how you might want to start using Teddy Bear Talk Support sessions in your life. When? What for?

	==Suggestions for what to talk about==		==Suggestions for what to talk about==

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	https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf		==Files==
			*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/htss
			*https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf

	==The magic that the teddy bear can experience==		==The magic that the teddy bear can experience==

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			https://teddybeartalksupport.com/images/2/21/TBTSTopicSuggestions.pdf

	==The magic that the teddy bear can experience==		==The magic that the teddy bear can experience==

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	==Open, honest questions==		==Open, honest questions==
	Guidelines for asking open, honest questions		Guidelines for asking open, honest questions


	A good description of an honest, open question is that the person asking the question could not possibly		A good description of an honest, open question is that the person asking the question could not possibly
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	Ask questions for the purpose of helping the talker rather than for satisfying your own curiosity. These		Ask questions for the purpose of helping the talker rather than for satisfying your own curiosity. These
	questions are usually brief and have no preamble or explanation.		questions are usually brief and have no preamble or explanation.

	Such questioning may sound easy. But many people have trouble framing questions that do not impose what		Such questioning may sound easy. But many people have trouble framing questions that do not impose what
	they think on the speaker. This includes questions that are suggestions, advice, or analysis in disguise.		they think on the speaker. This includes questions that are suggestions, advice, or analysis in disguise.
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	very difficult to keep these out of the questions that we ask the talker. But, by doing so, we can create space		very difficult to keep these out of the questions that we ask the talker. But, by doing so, we can create space
	for the talker to work through his or her own agenda.		for the talker to work through his or her own agenda.

	The talker always has the right to choose not to answer a question. If you are the talker, please do not hesitate		The talker always has the right to choose not to answer a question. If you are the talker, please do not hesitate
	to exercise this right. You do not need to provide any explanation for why you have chosen not to answer the		to exercise this right. You do not need to provide any explanation for why you have chosen not to answer the
	question.		question.

	Note that learning to ask honest, open questions is a skill that these sessions can help us develop. So, we are		Note that learning to ask honest, open questions is a skill that these sessions can help us develop. So, we are
	also holding the space for being patient and compassionate with ourselves as we experiment with coming up		also holding the space for being patient and compassionate with ourselves as we experiment with coming up