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56. Why Is It Hard to Communicate Feelings? Communicating Feelings Part 2
āIt's easy to communicate what we have learned to communicate,ā explains host Alejandra. Alejandra has seen how difficult it is to communicate feelings throughout her career as a transformative communication teacher...
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55. Your Internal Communication System. Communicating Feelings Part 1
āIf you find it hard to talk about your feelings and communicate, you're not alone,ā says host Alejandra. As a transformative communication teacher and coach, Alejandra knows that discussing your feelings is...
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54. Building Your Communication Toolbox in 7 Steps
āYou donāt have to be a therapist, a coach, or a leader, you can just be a caring human,ā Alejandra says of anyone using the many tools in her communication toolbox. True, a few of the seven listeners featured, who...
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53. What You Need to Pay Attention to if You Want to Have Meaningful Celebrations
āLanguage sets you up for something meaningful,ā explains host Alejandra. As many of you know, the Language Alchemy Podcast recently celebrated its first anniversary with a virtual party. Reflecting on the success of...
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52. Building a More Caring Work Experience - Part 2
āIn this country, because English is my first language, that could be seen as a privilege,ā explains Nancy Kahn, Consultant, Coach, Trainer, Mediator, and host Alejandraās first Communication Teacher. In todayās...
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51. Building a More Caring Work Experience. An Interview with Nancy Kahn - Part 1
āI want to have my identity embraced. I also want to be authentic with people,ā explains Nancy Kahn, Consultant, Coach, Trainer, Mediator, and host Alejandraās first Communication Teacher. Nancy helps individuals and...
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50. 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a Difficult Conversation
āWhen you know that feelings might be present in a conversation, then that conversation may be difficult for you,ā explains host Alejandra. Although any topic of conversation can be hard to discuss, it can be even...
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49. He, She, They? The Importance of Personal Pronouns
āIt's important to make a commitment to avoiding assumptions about people because of the way they look,ā says host Alejandra. In honor of Pride Month, Alejandra explains the importance of personal pronouns. By...
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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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