In my voice you can hear
the whispering wind,
the rustle of leaves.
(Pause)
And then my voice becomes that of some neighbor,
adult friend, relative, someone known.
R: Here you merge your voice with her inner experience.
E: That's right. How do you merge your voice with a patient's inner experience? You use words that ordinary life has taught you: "the whispering wind." We have all had whispering experiences.
R: So that puts you into associative contact with something whispering and close.
E: And close:
E: I'm not asking her to do anything she doesn't want to. It could be a friend, relative,
anyone known.