Our culture seems convinced that going off-script is unbecoming. Instead, we are rewarded for being buttoned up, perfect (or at least appearing to be), and never ever no-matter-what admit weakness. But… don’t we need each other, especially when facing the most difficult moments? 

Author and Death, Sex, and Money podcast host Anna Sale leans into every hard conversation no matter how difficult the topic. In this conversation, Kate and Anna discuss:
How conversations might engender the intimacy we need to get by
Fostering the right interpersonal and listening skills it takes to approach a difficult topic (especially when you’re feeling nervous)
Best practices for responding to someone’s hard news
How learning to listen might bridge differences of all kinds




What do we lose when we don’t talk about hard things? And what might we gain if we do?

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Our culture seems convinced that going off-script is unbecoming. Instead, we are rewarded for being buttoned up, perfect (or at least appearing to be), and never ever no-matter-what admit weakness. But… don’t we need each other, especially when facing the most difficult moments? Author and Death, Sex, and Money podcast host Anna Sale leans into every hard conversation no matter how difficult the topic. In this conversation, Kate and Anna discuss:<ul>
<li>How conversations might engender the intimacy we need to get by</li>
<li>Fostering the right interpersonal and listening skills it takes to approach a difficult topic (especially when you’re feeling nervous)</li>
<li>Best practices for responding to someone’s hard news</li>
<li>How learning to listen might bridge differences of all kinds</li>
</ul> What do we lose when we don’t talk about hard things? And what might we gain if we do?***Find Kate on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katecbowler/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katecbowler">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/KatecBowler">Twitter</a>.<a href="https://katebowler.com/newsletter/">Be sure to subscribe to our weekly email for bits of wisdom, prayers, free downloads, and more.</a>No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) is now available wherever books are sold. <a href="https://katebowler.com/no-cure-for-being-human/">Order your copy, today.</a>Introducing, GOOD ENOUGH: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection. <a href="https://katebowler.com/good-enough/">Available wherever books are sold.</a> To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: <a href="https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy">https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.
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Our culture seems convinced that going off-script is unbecoming. Instead, we are rewarded for being buttoned up, perfect (or at least appearing to be), and never ever no-matter-what admit weakness. But… don’t we need each other, especially when facing the most difficult moments? Author and Death, Sex, and Money podcast host Anna Sale leans into every hard conversation no matter how difficult the topic. In this conversation, Kate and Anna discuss how conversations might engender the intimacy we need to get by, fostering the right interpersonal and listening skills it takes to approach a difficult topic (especially when you’re feeling nervous), best practices for responding to someone’s hard news, and how learning to listen might bridge differences of all kinds. What do we lose when we don’t talk about hard things? And what might we gain if we do?

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