Daily repair
Practice the softer version before the real conversation begins.
This is your emotional warm-up space: a mobile-first check-in that helps you move from raw reaction toward something more shareable.
Today's repair steps
Notice the moment
Say what happened without assigning motive.
Own the feeling
Choose a feeling you can stand behind without blaming the other person.
Name the need
Clarity, rest, care, honesty, space, reassurance, or follow-through.
Ask gently
Shape one concrete request the mediator could help you send later.
Why it helps