EMOTIONAL TOOLS
Relational
THE COMMUNICATION
STYLE GRADIENT
Does This Communication Build Connection — Or Create Distance?
This scale helps you notice communication as a pattern, not a personality.
How we speak reveals how safe we feel. Communication exists on a gradient — from words that connect to words that control.
This is not a test, a diagnosis, or a judgment.
It is a way to orient toward safety, clarity, and relational truth.
Connect
Protect
Control
Domination
Level 1: Open Communication
Communication that creates safety. Words are used to understand, not to manage or control. There is space for honesty, silence, and repair. Listening happens without preparing a defense.
The Four Levels
Interactive Tool
Reflective Assessment
10 questions · Go slowly