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48. How Dads Can Communicate with Emotional Awareness an Interview with Brian Wood
āEmotions, tantrums, or even lashing out at parents are okay and shouldn't be curtailed,ā explains guest Brian Wood. Alejandra describes her friend Brianās communication style with his son as empathically mindful....
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47. We've Been a Bystander for Way too Long. Time to Become an Upstander.
āThe lessons of history can help educators and students stand up to bigotry and hate,ā says Brian Fong, Program Director for the California Facing History and Ourselves chapter. Through this organization, Brian works...
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46. How to Respond to Microaggressions
āYou and I both can bring about equality and equity by using an inclusive language that decreases the impact of microaggressions for all the members of our human family,ā explains host Alejandra.Ā
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45. 3 Tools to Uncover Hidden Biases in Your Internal Dialogue
āUnless we work on the messages we inherited, we just perpetuate them,ā explains host Alejandra. After the murder of George Floyd, many people have reflected on what their hidden biases are and how these behaviors...
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44. How to Talk About Race and Racism
After the tragic murder of George Floyd, many people worldwide woke up to the importance of discussing race and equity. With a desire to respectfully navigate these critical conversations, many clients sought host...
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43. Intentional Language in Meaningful Music: An Interview with Gary Lapow
āI wanted to be part of that stream of music that could change peopleās minds and hearts,ā explains Gary Lapow, the composer for the Language Alchemy Podcast music. Gary writes music to reflect different times in his...
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42. Your Communication Gift on Mother's Day
āWhen you redirect your reactivity, you choose to communicate in a peaceful way,ā explains host Alejandra. With Motherās Day on the horizon, Alejandra understands that communicating with your mother can be...
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41. We're All Going Through Stress
From the pandemic to world war, human beings deal with a good amount of stress. As a result, we behave in damaging ways, such as acting defensive to those around us. Today, host Alejandra breaks down the different...
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40. 3 Myths About Healthy Relationships
āI don't know any truly healthy relationship that has not had its good share of difficulties,ā explains host Alejandra. Alejandra realizes that itās natural for people to seek healthy relationships and debunks the...
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39. A Communication Skill You Don't Often Hear About
āSkillful listening is as important, or perhaps even more important, than skillful speaking,ā says host Alejandra. Through her work as a communication coach, Alejandra discovered that skillful listeners were the best...
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38. What Prevents Effective Communication?
Today, host Alejandra answers one of her listener's questions on how to communicate effectively. Although we may believe that we are transparent with our wants and needs, there may be room for improvement to avoid...
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37. Love That Lasts
āThe way we communicate is just a tool to access our deeper being. And I think for us, learning how to communicate was just learning how to be in love and speak with love with each other,ā says Matthew Siroka, husband...
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