Cracking Open with Molly Carroll
Cracking Open with Molly Carroll
Molly Carroll, MA, LPC
Why Small Talk Is Making You More Lonely (And What To Do Instead)
19 minutes Posted Jun 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
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I recorded this episode in the middle of one of the most emotional weeks of my life. My daughter Cora was three days from graduating high school, and I found myself at backyard parties where the conversation kept drifting to the same familiar places: the weather, work, the kids. And I felt that quiet ache I believe so many of us are carrying right now. The longing for something deeper. More real. More connected. So that’s what today’s episode is about: how we find the courage to have more con...