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25. The 6-step process that will help you stay true to your New Yearâs intentions
Have you ever made a New Yearâs resolution only to see your effort fade as the months pass?
Maybe that little voice inside your head talked you out of reaching your goals. (âI donât have time to run anymore because...
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24. What are your communication intentions for the new year?
Having a New Yearâs resolution is a popular ritual, especially one involving a new hobby, habit, or skill. This year, Iâm inviting you to go deeper and try something different.
Can you envision yourself setting an...
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23. Communicating with children with grace during the stressful holiday season
How can we communicate to children during the holidays regarding their behavior, gifts they may be receiving, and family rituals can have a lasting effect on their life.
Caroline Griswold joins me in this episode...
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22. How to talk about grief
Grief can impact us all during the holiday season. The collective grief weâve been experiencing during this global pandemic has been unprecedented in our lifetime.
And even though we all experience grief or know...
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21. How to show up as the real you with your family
Who are you when you show up to spend time with your family? Are you comfortable sharing your authentic self?
In todayâs episode, Iâm sharing a transformative communication tool that can help you show up with your...
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20. Your true power to handle family dynamics that need to change
During the holiday season, you may be spending more concentrated time with family, than you have in the past 2 years. And even though some things have changed, you may be wondering if your family dynamics would stay...
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19. Going home for the holidays and feeling uneasy? Two ways to work with your feelings
For many people, and perhaps you as well, having a virtual holiday celebration with family members last year was a welcome break.
As we head back to in-person gatherings this year, you may notice uncomfortable...
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18. Could Non-violent Communication from Marshall Rosenberg, PhD be useful to you?
Many people ask me for book recommendations or want to know my opinion about popular books on communication. In this episode, I review the book âNonviolent Communication: A Language of Lifeâ written by one of my dear...
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17. Q&A: Anxious about being politically correct? Worried your language could offend others unintentionally?
Do you wonder what isâpolitically correctâ or ârightâ language to refer to people or groups of people? Do you often worry youâll use offensive words unintentionally? Thatâs exactly the question sent in by âMâ which I...
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16. Cancel culture online is hurting us all
Communication on social media has the potential to be frustrating or painful, which is why this is the third episode in a row devoted to the topic. We looked at interpersonal dialogue in episode 14, and inner dialogue...
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15. How much can social media impact your inner dialogue? A lot.
As you scroll through social media, do you sometimes feel stress, frustration, and pain when you see certain posts? In episode 14, we considered interpersonal social media communication, but what about when posts...
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14. Facebook is not the problem. We are
Are you using social media with awareness, or are you allowing it to foster divisiveness and pain?
Facebook specifically has been in the news recently regarding the way itâs platform promotes polarizing content.
At...
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