Conversations from the Heart
Listen to live mini-coaching moments focused on helping people connect with themselves and others by speaking their truth with kindness and compassion, and listening through new filters. Get new scripts for stuck situations, hear new ways of responding to old relationship dynamics and get guidance on how to approach these situations with empathy, self-awareness, and effective communication strategies. Here, we emphasize understanding both one's own needs and the needs of others, creating safe spaces for vulnerable conversations, and finding ways to express oneself authentically while respecting others' boundaries.
Conversations from the Heart
#69 - From Problem Solving to Emotional Presence
Friendships can be so difficult to navigate sometimes. In today's conversation, we help identify the factors that can make friendships feel icky, and work out ways to show up authentically and with an open heart, rather than trying to problem solve.
We discuss:
- 1:00 Looking for an in-person opportunity to work with me? Consider attending my retreat!
- 3:52 Help! My friend and I can really trigger each other.
- 6:33 What to do when needs are different.
- 10:38 We're not here to protect other people from their feelings.
- 15:27 The difference between listening for understanding and listening for connection.
- 17:45 We don't need to understand to empathize.
- 19:37 The difference between being a mirror and a consultant.
- 25:19 Our feelings are information.
- 32:55 Closing thoughts
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