Conversations from the Heart
A weekly, soul-nourishing podcast offering psychologically grounded, heart-centered reflections on human relationships, inner healing, and compassion-based communication.
Focused on live mini-coaching moments to help callers shift from reactive, domination-based communication to collaborative, heart-centered connection. Listen for new scripts for stuck situations, new ways of responding to old relationship dynamics and 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 ourselves authentically while respecting others' boundaries.
Conversations from the Heart
#88 - When Words Fail, Start Here
What if every awkward silence, every emotional hijack, every misstep can be used as stepping-stone to circle back to a conversation? To reconnect. To build trust, not erode it.
What if "failed" moments aren't actually failures at all, but are simply part of a natural, generative learning process?
Today, we examine moments that feel like failures at the time, but are actually opportunities for greater connection with ourself and others.
We explore:
- 1:01 Intro thoughts
- 2:40 How can I incorporate NVC tools at work?
- 3:45 Step 1: Observe
- 7:20 The most powerful thing you can do when you're in a position of power
- 14:43 'm angry. What can I do?
- 23:45 How can I stop judging my family?
- 31:07 A script for revealing ourselves in small ways
- 39:53 Q&A
- 51:10 Closing tips and practices
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