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# A person leaving a harmful dynamic should not be...
> A person leaving a harmful dynamic should not be asked to become cold in order to become free. The deeper achievement is to preserve tenderness without allowing tenderness to be used as a key to the same locked room.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Leaving Toxic Dynamics Without Losing Compassion - Workbook|Leaving Toxic Dynamics Without Losing Compassion]]
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“A person leaving a harmful dynamic should not be asked to become cold in order to become free. The deeper achievement is to preserve tenderness without allowing tenderness to be used as a key to the same locked room.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-person-leaving-harmful-same-locked-room
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