A GUIDED COMPANION TO THE BOOK

A little room
for your voice.

Finding your voice without losing yourself.
Twenty-two guided sessions. Practical tools.
Space to begin at your own pace.

You can keep any page private. You can always pass.

Pencil illustration of a folded blanket and a cup on a small table
A QUESTION TO CARRY

What am I feeling,
and what am I asking for?

22 sessions3 parts of the journeyYour own paceHow this companion works
A NOTE FROM SETHWelcome.

You don’t have to have
the right words yet.

I’m glad you’re here. You may arrive with something you want to say, a question you have been carrying, or no clear sense of what you feel. There is room for each of those beginnings.

I hope this companion gives you space to notice what is true for you, put some of it into words, and decide what you want to do next. Writing something down and sharing it are separate choices. Some words may stay on the page. Some may become a request, a limit, an apology, or a conversation you have been wanting to begin.

Take these sessions at your own pace. Leave a prompt blank when you want to. Keep what helps, question what does not, and ask for support when you need it. Your voice matters, and so does your judgment about when, where, and with whom to use it.

Seth Eisenberg

Author · Relationship educator
President & CEO, PAIRS Foundation

THE SHAPE OF THE WORK

Three parts.
One place to begin.

Follow the book from the weekend to everyday life, or return to the question in front of you.

YOUR EMOTIONAL TOOLKIT

Do you need words,
time, or an answer?

Start with the tool that fits the concern.
If you’re unsure, begin with the page.

Find a tool
NOTHING HERE NEEDS TO BE RUSHED

One honest sentence
is a place to start.

Begin with Arrival

Any exercise can be left unfinished.

Writing stays only for this visit.Saving options
A PLACE TO STOP

You can leave a page unfinished.

If writing keeps taking you around the same accusation, leaves you increasingly distressed, or is no longer private, stop for now.

Get a glass of water.

Turn to a familiar task.

Decide later whether to return.

A stopping place does not have to be a finished exercise.

Plan care afterward
Find support
MY WORKBOOK