Topic: Family Reconciliation

Jonnie shares stories of fathers who reconciled with their children after years of separation, including one man who met his adult daughter by chance in a pub. He encourages fathers currently blocked from seeing their children to maintain a "diary of presence" and stay prepared for a future relationship. They suggest that the "moment of truth" eventually arrives when children grow up and question the reasons for the separation.

A coaching client's negative relationship with his mother is addressed by examining his expectations of her being "miserable and grumpy." By adopting a new three-word power play of "loving, accepting, and chatty," the client was encouraged to change his own behavior, such as offering hugs. The goal is to shift the other person's experience by first changing one's own way of showing up.