Posts tagged language
The Lost Art of Listening, Pt. II: Why Am I Talking?
The Lost Art of Listening, Pt. II: Why Am I Talking?

If you read my previous blog post, you learned about the value of listening, the improv approach, leadership, and motivation. Part two of the lost art of listening blog series will discuss the never-ending learning curve and go over some helpful dos and don’ts to listening that you can implement into your own life.

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Bridgette Gottwaldlistening, listen respectfully, active listening, blog, counselor, therapist, person, effort, language, learning, energy, learning curve, lesson, dos, donts, practice
Relationships: How Do I Make Meaningful Connections?
Relationships: How Do I Make Meaningful Connections?

To be able to find our way back to ourselves and each other, we must understand how our emotions shape our thoughts and decisions. If we don’t do this, we become “disembodied” from our own experiences and disconnected from others. Sometimes, a barrier in understanding this is that many people struggle to be held accountable without rationalizing, blaming, or shutting down.

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Bridgette Gottwaldconnection, meaningful, relationships, stress, acting out, feelings, emotions, language, brene brown, heart, atlas, human experience, words, labels