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1 quote, 3 ideas & 1 question from each episode
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4 May 2021
1hr 3mins
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1 quote, 3 ideas & 1 question from each episode
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How to Have Better Conversations About Hard Things
4 May 2021
1hr 3mins
Quote
"Sometimes it's not about being right or finding an answer, it's just about listening or being there."
Ideas
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Expect & accept a lack of closure.
For some of the most difficult topics of conversations such as mourning someone who's passed, there is no bullet point list of solutions that resolve the problems.
The more productive mindset is that having these conversations is about sharing, understanding and acknowledging things as opposed to trying to wrap it up neatly at the end with a solution.
The more productive mindset is that having these conversations is about sharing, understanding and acknowledging things as opposed to trying to wrap it up neatly at the end with a solution.
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Expect & accept a lack of closure.
For some of the most difficult topics of conversations such as mourning someone who's passed, there is no bullet point list of solutions that resolve the problems.
The more productive mindset is that having these conversations is about sharing, understanding and acknowledging things as opposed to trying to wrap it up neatly at the end with a solution.
The more productive mindset is that having these conversations is about sharing, understanding and acknowledging things as opposed to trying to wrap it up neatly at the end with a solution.
2
All children go through a phase of navigating their distance with their parents.
We grow up so closely connected with our parents, but as we grow older, our own sense of identity and priorities arises, and we begin to slowly detach and live our own lives.
But just because the amount of time spent with our families lessen, doesn't mean the relationship can't strengthen.
But just because the amount of time spent with our families lessen, doesn't mean the relationship can't strengthen.
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All children go through a phase of navigating their distance with their parents.
We grow up so closely connected with our parents, but as we grow older, our own sense of identity and priorities arises, and we begin to slowly detach and live our own lives.
But just because the amount of time spent with our families lessen, doesn't mean the relationship can't strengthen.
But just because the amount of time spent with our families lessen, doesn't mean the relationship can't strengthen.
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We all have different roles to play in important conversations on topics such as identity depending on the experiences we've had moving through the world.
For some people who've had the priviledges of being heard & given opportunities, one of those roles is just listening to others share their experiences.
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We all have different roles to play in important conversations on topics such as identity depending on the experiences we've had moving through the world.
For some people who've had the priviledges of being heard & given opportunities, one of those roles is just listening to others share their experiences.
Questions
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Can you think of a situation where it wasn't about being right or finding an answer, but just about listening or being there?
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Can you think of a situation where it wasn't about being right or finding an answer, but just about listening or being there?
What else is in the episode
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How there's less human interactions in some parts of society
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How there's less human interactions in some parts of society
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Why it's so hard to talk about sex & money
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Why it's so hard to talk about sex & money
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Why it's especially hard to communicate with our family members
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Why it's especially hard to communicate with our family members
Anna Sale
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The creator and host of Death, Sex & Money, a podcast that interviews people on "the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more". She recently wrote the book 'Let's Talk About Hard Things', a book of all the lessons learnt through all of her podcast interviews
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The creator and host of Death, Sex & Money, a podcast that interviews people on "the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more". She recently wrote the book 'Let's Talk About Hard Things', a book of all the lessons learnt through all of her podcast interviews