Difficult Conversations- Episode #771
Zen Pop
Todd and Cathy Adams
4.9 • 637 Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Todd and Cathy discuss the importance and value of difficult conversations in partnership and parenting, emphasizing the two extremes: complete avoidance or overbearing insistence on discussing things. They explore how to find a middle ground—being approachable and open, but also willing to set boundaries and agree to expectations. This approach allows for a home environment where real conversations are encouraged and practiced, and where everyone feels heard and comfortable sharing.
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(00:18:47) Talking ourselves out of having difficult conversations
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| 0:00.0 | Do do do do do do do do |
| 0:05.0 | Do we go. |
| 0:05.7 | My name's Todd. |
| 0:06.3 | This is Kathy. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome back to another episode of Zen Parenting Radio. |
| 0:10.5 | This is podcast number. |
| 0:12.2 | Wait for it. |
| 0:15.0 | 771. |
| 0:16.8 | Ooh. |
| 0:17.8 | Three prime numbers. |
| 0:20.5 | And 71 is 17 backwards. |
| 0:23.8 | That's right. |
| 0:24.9 | And I'm looking at our little podcast feed and we have our new picture up. |
| 0:29.7 | Did you see that, sweetie? |
| 0:30.6 | I did. |
| 0:32.3 | Yeah, we were given some advice that our picture was way too far away. |
| 0:37.1 | So we used to have this picture, our original |
| 0:39.0 | picture that we had for 10 years, which I loved, but we didn't look like that anymore, right? |
| 0:43.8 | You know, you grow up. And so then we did another picture, an awesome picture I love, but we were |
| 0:48.8 | too far away. And so now this is up close. And I like it. Like it's a much more formal podcast picture. |
| 0:55.6 | I don't, you don't like your hair, though. |
| 0:57.8 | I don't like my hair. |
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