Being Human with Steve Cuss Steve Cuss & Clarissa Moll: How Your Communication Style Fuels Reactivity—and How to Change It
Jan 5, 2026
In this episode, Clarissa Moll, a producer for Christianity Today's podcasts, joins Steve Cuss to unpack how our communication styles can affect our emotional health. They explore the impact of various styles—rigid versus fluid and rapid versus deliberate—on relationships and teamwork. Delving into assumptions that drive misunderstandings, they emphasize the importance of curiosity and awareness. They also discuss how spiritual practices can enhance effective communication, encouraging listeners to foster deeper, more gracious connections.
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Communication's Goal Is Connection
- Good communication aims for connection: to see and be seen by the other person.
- Judging another's style creates disconnect by layering assumption and subtext onto words.
Check If You Sound Rigid Or Fluid
- Ask others how they experience you to determine if you are rigid or fluid.
- Labeling your style helps you give permission for pushback and avoid unintentionally shutting discussion down.
Pace Of Thought Is A Team Gift
- Brains run at different speeds: rapid processors generate ideas quickly while deliberators need time.
- Both speeds are gifts; teams must protect deliberators from being left behind and leverage rapid ideation safely.