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196. Immigrant Language Barriers. Multicultural Communication & Belonging Series, Part 2
Alejandra Siroka continues the Multicultural Communication and Belonging series by inviting you to anchor in compassionate understanding and notice the daily invisible effort immigrants make to communicate...
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195. Diversity is Richness. Multicultural Communication & Belonging Series. Part 1
What does it take to feel like you belong in a place that does not yet feel like home? Alejandra Siroka opens the new Multicultural Communication and Belonging series with a story from her life as a 15-year-old...
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194. The Language of Ethical Marketing with Justine Chang
This is an episode based on a question from listener Giovanna, who wanted to know how to use values-aligned language in marketing. Alejandra Siroka talks to Justine Chang, a brand story and messaging strategist, about...
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193. Stop Waiting for Others to Change How They Communicate
Hard conversations often reveal an uncomfortable truth: we are still asking other people to do the emotional work, which deters our own growth and capacity to tap into our confidence. This episode centers on a...
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192. Blame Doesn't Resolve Conflict (This Is What Does)
Blame can feel like a good way to navigate a difficult movement in a relationship, but it blocks the honesty, repair, and self-awareness that meaningful relationships require. This episode centers on understanding...
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191. How to Talk to Kids About Phones & Screens
What happens to family connection when the most powerful force competing for your child’s attention fits in their pocket. Digital devices now shape daily family life in ways many parents never anticipated. Phones...
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190. Three Words to Keep Your Marriage Thriving. It's Not I love you.
Long-term love stays alive when you stop assuming you chose each other once and start consciously choosing each other again today. Alejandra Siroka reflects on how the early days of a relationship were filled with...
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189. Break Free from Stuck Patterns in Your Marriage
What happens when love stays strong but silence and self-protection quietly run the relationship? After more than two decades together, Lorrie Kubicek and Kimberly Khare reached a moment many long-term couples...
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188. Communication Skills Self-Assessment
When conversations feel fragile or emotionally charged, it can be hard to know where to begin. This episode offers a steady starting point through what Alejandra calls a communication checkup—an annual checkup that...
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187.How to Communicate with Integrity When Others Don't
When the world feels chaotic and conversations feel risky the question becomes where to begin. Choosing integrity, clarity and care in how you communicate may be one of the most meaningful places to start.
It can be...
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186. Break Unhealthy Family Dynamics: How to Heal the Relationship with Your Parents, with Adult Parenting Coach Kan Yan
What happens when you stop trying to fix your parents and start rebuilding the relationship itself from the inside out?
Alejandra Siroka sits down with Kan Yan, founder of Parents Reimagined, to explore what actually...
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185. How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Communication (Without Losing Your Mind). Passive Aggression, Part 4
Passive aggression loses its power when you learn how to meet it with clarity, steadiness and communication grounded in your own values.
This episode gets right to the question so many people carry: what do you do...
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