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Relationship Advice

462: How To Have Better Conversations

Jun 19, 2024
Relationship expert Ashley Kirsner shares tools for better conversations: vulnerability, open-ended questions, expressing impact, and mindfulness. Learn to deepen connections with gratitude practices and positive reinforcement in relationships.
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Quick takeaways

  • Practice vulnerability for deeper connections by sharing personal struggles.
  • Ask open-ended questions and practice mindfulness to enhance meaningful conversations with others.

Deep dives

The Origin of Skip the Small Talk Events

Skip the Small Talk was founded by Ashley Kirsner to address the loneliness epidemic through in-person events based on social and clinical psychology research. The initiative began when Ashley noticed people's reluctance to share personal struggles with loved ones despite being open with strangers at a suicide hotline. This discrepancy led her to create events encouraging vulnerability and meaningful conversations, resulting in a successful ongoing series for seven years.

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