287-Staying Present During Hard Conversations

About this episode

The episode discusses how to stay present during difficult conversations and the importance of empathy in communication.

Have you ever been in a conversation with a friend, or family member or colleague and they are sharing some hard things with you and you notice that you are not fully present because you have your own response to their situation? What to do in these moments? Presence is the key component to NVC empathy - and, therefore, this could be considered an important question. Listen in to hear Dr. B and Juliana's response.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. B

Guest: Juliana

Topics covered

• communication
• empathy
• nonviolent communication
• presence
• relationships

Keywords

• hard conversations
• NVC
• empathy
• presence
• communication skills

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