Courageous Conversations: The Inner Work that Builds Confidence
About this episode
This episode explores the foundations of emotional confidence and strategies for having courageous conversations.
This week, we're kicking off a multi-week series on how to have courageous conversations. We'll be digging into the foundations of emotional confidence, strategies for negotiation, and how to have difficult conversations. Today, we're taking a fresh look at our conversation with Alicia Michelle to learn how to slow down your inner world and regulate your thoughts, your emotions, and your reactions before you ever step into a hard conversation. We're talking about building emotional confidence. Not the loud, chest-thumping kind. I mean the quiet, grounded ability to stay present when things get uncomfortable…when the stakes are high, the emotions are rising, and every instinct in your body is telling you to either shut down or go on the attack. Here's the truth: every meaningful relationship—at home, at work, in leadership—requires negotiation. Not just contracts and deals, but expectations, needs, boundaries, and repair. And if you don't have emotional confidence, those conversations can go sideways fast. That's why today's guest, Alicia Michelle, is such a gift. She brings wisdom, honesty, and a kind of steady clarity that helps us see what's really happening underneath our…
People in this episode
Guest: Alicia Michelle
Topics covered
- courageous conversations
- emotional confidence
- negotiation
- difficult conversations
- self-awareness
Keywords
- inner work
- regulate thoughts
- relationships
- communication
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Courageous Conversations
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