Hosted by Tammra Broughton: Sometimes we tend to use disempowering communications when we are in stressful situations. These communications are powered by rules with which we made sense of the world when we were little. The language of rules uses words like: must, need, have to, should, ought, always and never. When transformed, rigid rules can be useful guides for living. We can look at difficult situations as opportunities to develop our coping skills and learn to become more straightforward.