For something so ordinary, communication is anything but simple.

We tend to think of poor communication as a dramatic failure. A screaming match, a betrayal, a rupture…but the reality is it is often far more subtle than that. It lives in misread signals, conversational habits, little dismissals and the moments we leave feeling less held than we hoped.

This week, Antonia and Jacqui turn their attention to the mechanics and meaning of everyday communication: They chat about what makes a conversation feel nourishing rather than depleting, why being misunderstood can feel physically painful, and how we create connection without going from from polite small talk one minute into emotional overexposure the next.They explore listening, social anxiety, oversharing, conversational self-awareness, and the art of raising something difficult without immediately setting the relationship on fire.

It’s an episode that is less about saying the perfect thing, more about learning how to stay open, interested, and honest enough for real connection to happen.

For something so ordinary, communication is anything but simple.
We tend to think of poor communication as a dramatic failure. A screaming match, a betrayal, a rupture&hellip;but the reality is it is often far more subtle than that. It lives in misread signals, conversational habits, little dismissals and the moments we leave feeling less held than we hoped.
This week, Antonia and Jacqui turn their attention to the mechanics and meaning of everyday communication: They chat about what makes a conversation feel nourishing rather than depleting, why being misunderstood can feel physically painful, and how we create connection without going from from polite small talk one minute into emotional overexposure the next.They explore listening, social anxiety, oversharing, conversational self-awareness, and the art of raising something difficult without immediately setting the relationship on fire.
It&rsquo;s an episode that is less about saying the perfect thing, more about learning how to stay open, interested, and honest enough for real connection to happen.

What Matters Most shines the light on the therapy we need in our everyday lives. Drawing from the minds of two friends, Jacqui Maguire a clinical psychologist and Antonia Prebble, an actress and presenter, we create a space for exploring everyday issues that make up the moral and cultural climate of our era. Each week Antonia will bring the topic, Jacqui will bring the therapist lens, and together they will get curious. It’s as simple as that!

Conversations between two friends that support, provide practical tools, are lighthearted at times, joyful, soulful and offer that little bit of ‘friendship mixed with therapy’ on the days that you might need it.

What Matters Most shines the light on the therapy we need in our everyday lives. Drawing from the minds of two friends, Jacqui Maguire a clinical psychologist and Antonia Prebble, an actress and presenter, we create a space for exploring everyday issues that make up the moral and cultural climate of our era. Each week Antonia will bring the topic, Jacqui will bring the therapist lens, and together they will get curious. It&rsquo;s as simple as that!
Conversations between two friends that support, provide practical tools, are lighthearted at times, joyful, soulful and offer that little bit of &lsquo;friendship mixed with therapy&rsquo; on the days that you might need it.