How to Have Hard Conversations with Celeste Headlee

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Being Well

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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About the Episode: Studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. Celeste Headlee, an award winning journalist, joins us to explore how we can navigate the many hard conversations that are happening these days. About our Guest: In her 20-year career in public radio, Celeste appeared on NPR, PRI, CNN, and the BBC. She has been the Executive Producer of On Second Thought for Georgia Public Broadcasting, and anchored shows including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition at NPR. Celeste is also the author of two wonderful books: We Need To Talk: How To Have Conversations That Matter and Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving. Here's a summary of George Lakoff's framing theory that was mentioned during our conversation. Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Key Topics: 1:30: “Pandemic okay.” 4:45: Being a good talker vs. being a good conversationalist. 7:15: Why intelligent people can struggle to be good conversationalists. 11:30: Working with the inevitable presence of bias. 14:15: Facts, feelings, and frame theory. 18:00: Metacognition and confirmation bias. 22:45: Do facts change people’s opinions? 24:45: Making it easy for people to change their mind. 31:00: Maintaining our mental health inside hard conversations. 35:45: “Bothsides-ism” 40:00: How to engage when someone’s argument isn’t based on facts you agree with. 45:00: Doing less to do more. 50:00: The power of weak ties, and the negative impact of too much tech. 53:00: A message to your younger self. Overcome Anxiety: Let go of anxiety and grow a greater sense of calm strength with Rick's Dealing with Anxiety program, which offers 5 powerful practices for managing stress and worries. Save 10% with coupon code BEINGWELL. From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need. Sponsors: Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership. Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Connect with the show: Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to being well. If you're new on this podcast we explore the
0:08.1	hard parts of being human and the practical science of lasting well-being and
0:11.9	if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:13.8	Between quarantine and our ever more electronically plugged-in world, today more of us
0:19.1	communicate through electronic screens than ever before. Compare that with rising political polarization and the complexities that come from having an increasingly
0:27.6	thin line between our public and private lives, and it's no surprise that studies show that Americans
0:32.3	feel less connected and more divided than ever before.
0:35.5	There are many, many hard conversations happening these days.
0:39.0	And I for one have often felt like the more I talk with people I disagree with, the worst things get.
0:44.9	That's why I'm so happy to be joined today by an award-winning journalist and professional
0:48.7	speaker who's built a career on having tricky conversations, Celeste Hedley.
0:53.0	In her 20-year career in public radio,
0:55.0	Celeste appeared on NPR, PRI, CNN, the BBC,
0:59.0	and an absolute alphabet soup of other international networks.
1:02.0	She's been the executive producer of the Daily Talk Show on Second Thought for Georgia Public Broadcasting,
1:07.4	and anchored shows including Tell Me More, Talk of the Nation, all things considered, and weekend
1:12.4	edition at NPR.
1:14.2	She also served as co-host of the National Morning News Show The Takeaway, and anchored presidential
1:18.8	coverage in 2012 for PBS World Channel.
1:21.8	Celeste is also the author of two wonderful books. We need to talk,
1:25.8	how to have conversations that matter, and do nothing, how to break away from overworking,
1:31.2	overdoing, and under loving.
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