Dear Prudence | I Love My Sister But I Don’t Like Her. Help!

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🗓️ 21 March 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Guest Prudie Kristen Meinzer is joined by Traci Thomas, the creator and host of the critically acclaimed literary podcast The Stacks. Together, they answer questions about dealing with rude stepchildren, loving but not liking your sister, and being sick and tired of watching other people’s kids. Want more Dear Prudence? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/prudie-plus to get access wherever you listen. This week’s podcast is produced by Maura Currie, Vic Whitley-Berry, and Daisy Rosario. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Can people really change for the better in life, in love, and in relationships?
0:05.2	I'm Meredith Goldstein, long-time advice columnist at the Boston Globe, and host of its podcast, Love Letters.
0:11.5	In season 10 of Love Letters, we're asking one big question.
0:15.0	Can people change? And if so, how?
0:18.3	Get ready to laugh, cry, and learn as guests tell real stories about resilience,
0:22.9	transformation, and being better at being together. Listen or watch the new season of love
0:27.7	letters wherever you get your podcasts. Hey folks, it's Charles Duhigg, the former host of Slate's
0:33.5	advice podcast, How To, and the author of The Power of Habit. I'm teaming up with Slate again for a mini-series based on my latest book, Super Communicators,
0:42.6	How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection.
0:45.1	It's a deep dive into how to have better conversations about the neuroscience behind
0:49.5	how we connect with each other and why the right questions can transform complete strangers
0:54.1	into immediate friends. The very first time I did this. we connect with each other and why the right questions can transform complete strangers into
0:54.7	immediate friends. The very first time I did this was at a conference. These were all like
1:01.1	C-suite executives. That's the psychologist Nick Epley. He paired all those execs up and then he
1:06.6	told them that they had to ask and answer a really personal question.
1:14.2	When's the last time you cried in front of another person?
1:18.0	And you could sort of feel the whole room just groan.
1:22.0	After 10 minutes, everybody was deep in conversation.
1:23.9	I finally get to 20 minutes.
1:25.8	A couple of them are hugging each other.
1:28.6	It was kind of magical that moment, actually.
1:33.8	Join me, Charles Duhigg, for super communicators wherever you get your podcasts.
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