Do We Actually Suck at Compliments?

About this episode

Cesar and Foster discuss the challenges of giving and receiving compliments and their impact on relationships.

Do you struggle with receiving compliments? Foster and Cesar explore the art of giving and receiving compliments. Why do we have such a hard time accepting praise? And what’s the difference between physical and character-based compliments? Together they unpack how authentic affirmation strengthens relationships and how rejecting a compliment is like rejecting a gift. Foster and Cesar also dive into masculine and feminine energy dynamics in how they exchange words of affirmation. They each sha...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cesar Cardona, Foster Wilson

Topics covered

• compliments
• relationships
• self-acceptance
• masculine energy
• feminine energy

Keywords

• compliments
• praise
• relationships
• affirmation
• masculine energy
• feminine energy

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