界定倾听以解释连接时刻

When a speaker senses they are being listened to, they speak authentically, and both listener and speaker are likely to experience a moment of connection that facilitates growth and discovery, as hypothesized by Episodic Listening Theory (ELT). Through this theory, we consider an existing definition of listening, “the degree to which a person devotes themselves to co-explore the Other with and for the other,” and the seven papers in this forum that engage with it. We find that the definition serves ELT well and that the seven papers advance ELT. To give context for ELT, we share a bereavement