<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The first encounter with healthy affection can... > The first encounter with healthy affection can expose how much dysfunction had been normalized. That recognition deserves grief and study rather than shame, because a person cannot revise a model they were never allowed to compare. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Power of Tone — Acknowledgment, Conduct, and Emotional Atmosphere - Workbook|The Power of Tone — Acknowledgment, Conduct, and Emotional Atmosphere]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The first encounter with healthy affection can expose how much dysfunction had been normalized. That recognition deserves grief and study rather than shame, because a person cannot revise a model they were never allowed to compare.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-first-encounter-healthy-never-allowed-compare ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->