<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Drawing closer to a partner begins with naming... > Drawing closer to a partner begins with naming one's own patterns. Saying plainly that one tends to run, hide, or shut down, and that one wants to stop, opens a door that accusation would close. **Source:** [[livestreams/Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light - Workbook|Aloneness, Emotional Resilience, and Becoming Your Own Light]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Drawing closer to a partner begins with naming one's own patterns. Saying plainly that one tends to run, hide, or shut down, and that one wants to stop, opens a door that accusation would close.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-drawing-closer-partner-door-accusation-close ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->