Estrangement doesn’t end because a parent says “just get over it” or “family is everything.” It doesn’t end because they want a holiday photo or because they suddenly feel uncomfortable with the distance. Healing only begins when the people who caused harm become safe enough to come back to. And safety is not sentimental. It’s not performative. It’s not a “we love you and miss you” text. Safety is accountability. Safety is truth-telling. Safety is the end of secrecy, control, gossip, triangulati

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Small talk isn’t the problem, it is how we do it. Alison Wood Brooks explains that most people hate small talk because they stay on surface level topics for too long. She says conversations become awkward and draining when they never move up the “conversation pyramid” into something more meaningful. Do you enjoy small talk or avoid it? #podcast #communication #bodylanguage #anxiety

Talking more can actually make people respect you less. Alison Wood Brooks explains that people often think speaking more makes them look smarter or more confident, but the opposite is usually true. When you are not the expert in the conversation and you keep fighting for airtime, people begin to see you as less powerful. Do you think people talk too much in conversations today? #podcast #communication #bodylanguage #anxiety