"I came to Chris Miller and Compassionate Communication after decades of inner work — two rounds of analysis, hundreds of hours of therapy, dozens of retreats and years of spiritual work. Yet I was still fighting the old demons. After training and just a few sessions with Chris, I found the source, the core trigger that makes me lash back at people to defend myself. Chris and Compassionate Communication gave me an alternative way to react: to take a break and get calm, then listen to the other with compassion, with no need to defend, apologize or justify myself."