The Book

Why Are We Fighting? Actionable Strategies for Effective Communication

Actions can only speak louder than words when their intentions are clear.

Are you tired of fighting? Feel like your actions and intentions keep getting lost in translation? Frustrated with feeling misunderstood and perpetually caught in a vicious cycle of miscommunication?

Psychotherapist Dr. Patricia Timerman Barbosa da Silva, who was also tired of the cycle, developed the IAP Model—Intention, Action, Perception—which she calls the “Google Translate” of communication. This model provides actionable strategies designed to help curb assumptions and improve clarity of our intentions and our expectations of others. In addition to explaining her theory, Dr. Timerman has created worksheets to help you implement the IAP strategies.

The IAP Model can help you create healthy communication and a deeper understanding in all your relationships, from your partner and family to friends and colleagues. Apply these strategies and discover the positive changes they bring to your communication!