{"id":1837,"date":"2024-03-28T14:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2025-05-29T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:46:30","slug":"one-to-ones-overcoming-barriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/riversidehub\/2024\/03\/28\/one-to-ones-overcoming-barriers\/","title":{"rendered":"One to Ones: Overcoming Barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Geoffrey Gill<\/em><\/p>\n

We wall ourselves to protect ourselves. Let’s take a look at a few things that have held me mentally and physically back from really connecting to others and being in community.<\/p>\n

These Barriers or walls are things that keep me(us) from experiencing another person’s heart, soul, mind, and strength.<\/p>\n

*The Heart<\/b> (<\/span>passions, hurts, motivations, dreams<\/span>),\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Soul<\/b> (<\/span> personality, how they think, communicate, problem solve<\/span>),<\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

*Mind<\/b> (<\/span>what they believe, worldview, values, sense of self, sense of humor, what they find sacred<\/span>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Strength <\/b>(<\/span>how they help, skills they bring to the table, the unique beauty they add to the world<\/span>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Chain<\/a>Key Barriers to One to Ones:<\/h2>\n

When we do scary and uncomfortable things, our bodies and emotions may react in order to protect ourselves from what our bodies perceive as danger.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We do this in many ways, here are some examples:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n