Empathy & Compassion

FREE LISTENING Workshop: Embracing the Gift of Listening

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FREE LISTENING Workshop
Embracing the Gift of Listening
With Allison Goldstein of The FREE LISTENING Project of Puget Sound

 

“Silence is the training ground for the art of listening.”
— Linda Douty

 

In a world that seems to move faster every day, we rarely have the time to slow down or take the time to listen to each other. There are so many sights and sounds vying for our attention that we have forgotten how to truly listen.

 

Presenter: Allison Goldstein, Founder of the FREE LISTENING Project of Puget Sound and the Managing Director of the Compassionate Listening Project.

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