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How do you make others feel seen, heard, and understood? What does this allow for as we develop our ongoing, valued relationships? Discover how tactical empathy removes trust issues, facilitates safe and open dialogue, while supporting smoother problem or conflict resolution and better identification of next steps and strategic opportunities. This is going to be a fast-paced, deep conversation. You are not going to want to miss it!

"Be kind, you never know what someone else is going through!" Most everyone has a story about a difficult and challenging struggle. For some, like my guest these stories can be about lifelong physical or emotional challenges.

The socio-political discourse that divides us marches on. Partisanship is up, trust is down, and social media feeds help insulate us from alternative or controversial perspectives.

We have all had that experience where we felt disrespected: • Something we said or did was ridiculed or criticized • A thought, request, or feeling was ignored or diminished • Been made to feel less than, or insignificant, in relation to others In today’s episode we will explore what is feels like to be disrespected when we share our experiences, desires, with perspectives with others. Listening, more importantly, Selfless Listening is a commitment by the listener to facilitate a safe space for others to share without the fear of rejection, criticism, or correction. Selfless Listening is about respecting the human who is speaking and discovering how to listen and learn so we can understand what they are sharing with us and what they seek of or need from us in the process. Join Allison Paradise and David Cooke as we explore our experiences with disrespect and how Selfless Listening provides an opportunity to reduce relationship tension, build trust, and solve complex problems

Life can often be confusing and challenging. Faced with a multitude of issues, decisions, and opportunities, it is often difficult to know what to do. When we find ourselves in that space of needing to make a move... ...

Every one of us has a set of beliefs that molds us, guides us, and defines how we engage the world. Each of us come to our beliefs in a variety of ways – environment, culture, family, education, life.

We live in a very turbulent and tense era. People are divided, angry, at each other’s throats in disagreement. It seems as though it is getting worse, not better.

I often wonder how many of us realize the power found in our inner voice. That inner voice speaks often and it isn’t always kind or generous. It can also be insightful, inspiring and helpful.