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
#68 - Navigating Post-Election Conversations
Are you worried about Thanksgiving dinner conversations with family members who voted differently than you? In this week's episode, we listen to a conversation with Suzanne, who is trying to navigate issues of duty and connection with family members who don't share her values.
We discuss:
- 1:39 How do I explain to my family that I can't talk to them?
- 4:55 Working with the concept of duty
- 9:48 Developing boundaries around our relational terms of engagement
- 15:32 What needs are met when I reach out?
- 18:19 The difference between the public self and the private self/fitting in vs. belonging
- 27:15 What makes taking the next step in personal growth easier
- 31:14 Closing thoughts
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