ENEMIES: From War To Wisdom Episode 47: Speaking For Yourself: Foundation of Real Dialogue

Episode 47 September 06, 2022 01:00:33
ENEMIES: From War To Wisdom Episode 47: Speaking For Yourself: Foundation of Real Dialogue
ENEMIES: From War to Wisdom
ENEMIES: From War To Wisdom Episode 47: Speaking For Yourself: Foundation of Real Dialogue

Sep 06 2022 | 01:00:33

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Show Notes

In this podcast, we talk about how and why a speaker should LOWER emotional threat if that person wants to be seen, heard, and felt accurately. We don’t have to “be nice” or even “be kind,” be we have to limit ourselves to our own experience in speaking (not using “we” or “you” or claim to know “the facts”). Being able to speak subjectively (only for yourself) means that you do not speak for someone else’s reality, perceptions, or feelings. Listening to this podcast you will learn how to lower emotional threat, how to remain authentic and confident,  while cultivating an open space such as: “Here’s what it’s like for me, what’s it like for you?” This mindful space between our own experience and the experience of another person allows us to enter into conversation with people who are on a different side (of anything) without creating unnecessary hostility or making an enemy.

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