i felt like we probably needed a mediator in some way, because i think that the crux of it is a level of not hearing one another. I met de gise on because i host and produced a story telling show. And much to my delight, denise opened up the living room to myself in the show. It was just really coming like a match made in heaven as far as what i was trying to accomplish. There were some hickups, u like, i had some little issues with denise along the way.
Dionna and Denise had a professional relationship that mostly worked–until it didn’t. After a string of mishaps in their workplace, a comment Denise made online sparked a fallout between the two coworkers. In this episode, we hear from both women about the power of impact regardless of intent, how assumptions cloud communication, and why forgiveness requires accountability, transparency, and a willingness to put yourself in another person’s shoes. This is an episode of the podcast Conversations With People Who Hate Me, another show from the TED Audio Collective. You can find and follow the show wherever you’re listening to this.