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Wheel of Connection - Coaster Cards
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These cards can help couples and families expand the RANGE and DEPTH of their communication. Everyone feels the need for Connection, Safety and Worth. These cards can prompt the brain to think broadly and use words wisely to create connection and keep family members feeling safe. Everyone can feel respected, heard and effective in solving problems. This in turn builds up self-worth and reduces life stress. 

The Wheel of Connection - Coaster Cards package includes 40 unique cards that can help couples and families expand the range and depth of their communication. With colourful photos and graphics, as well as descriptions exploring the Wheel of Connection categories, the cards are simple yet powerful tools to use with your partner, your family, or in your counselling sessions. The cards are laminated and can be used as coasters to facilitate conversations at mealtime.
Features: – Note card size 3.5″ x 2.5″ – 40 cards. Two for each of the 11 Wheel of Connection categories plus 11 cards describing the Wheel of Connection categories – Instructions and suggestions for a variety of activities are included.
$25/pkg, incl. GST and postage if delivered in Canada
$21 incl. GST if purchased in person.
For all other countries, please email: [email protected] 
What card-users say...

At the dinner table with my family, the conversation always revolves around the family business. This time when going to visit my family, I wanted to shake things up and spark different conversation topics, so I decided to bring a deck of communication coaster cards. As we randomly picked a card, the magic began. The first card prompted us to share a request. What unfolded was a profound exchange of heartfelt requests of each other we would have never voiced before. It was a powerful moment that I believe will enhance our future interactions. Encouraged, we drew another card, and this time it was about appreciation which brought out lots of laughter. The warmth and connection created made me feel like we were a true family."
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- AD

I am a therapist and I used the cards with a mother-daughter pair who had not talked to each other for 10+ years. They had two sessions of joint counselling but beyond that their conversation was still strained. They had a hard time figuring out where to start in a way that is safe. The mother wished the daughter would call her more often but the daughter felt she had little to say. The Commmunication Cards, especially the ones on sharing a joy, gratitude and new information jump started their conversation in the therapy sessions that followed. Their exchanges gave me a way to intervene and notice their communication patterns and where they would get stuck. For example, the mother tended to change the topic the daughter started. So I was able to gently point it out and steer the mother back on topic. These simple topics of sharing eased them into a renewed connection and also allowed the therapist to observe their patterns and coach them along in remaking meaningful connections.

Chris Lambert

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I used the cards for a group. Each person picked a card and then role-played using a object on the table as the other person, practising what they would say to someone in their life using that communication category to improve the relationship. - FS
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As an intern counsellor, I have been using connection cards as a tool to help my clients in couples therapy improve their communication skills. I have observed a positive impact on their communication and my clients are more involved and responsive to the therapy process.

I mainly use constructive feedback and request cards. They help to emphasize the importance of expressing positive thoughts about each other regularly, while also encouraging couples to make requests in a way that show respect for their spouse instead of complaints.

Thanks again Dr. Bonnie!      - Eunice Oderinde
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Before we got the cards, after dinner we used to be in separate rooms doing our thing and spending on the phone. Now since the cards, we gather together as a family for about an hour before bedtime. We each pick five cards and take turns talking about the topic on the card. We ask each other questions and move in a circle.  We do this about once a week. It helps us connect and we learn stuff about each other. I get to know more about my family and they learn more about me.  It makes me feel less lonely. I learn about how my other family members -- what they enjoy, how they handle different situations. I recommend these cards to others so they can connect with their family more!
                                                  -EW, age 14
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