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slash setup hey everybody welcome to a special episode and ask me anything podcast episode

where we're going to go over some questions that were asked in response to my

newsletter that I send out every week, questions about some romantic relationship stuff, how to be a

better listener, and how to deal with liars. I'm ready to get right into it. You ready? Welcome to the

Jefferson Fisher podcast, where I'm on a mission to make your next conversation, the one that changes everything. I'm going to ask you to, please, if you would, find the

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I have a newsletter, in case you didn't know, where I send out a weekly communication tip right into your inbox totally totally for free. And in response, every once in a while, in fact, daily, I will get

questions from people. I've pulled some of these that I wanted to talk with you about. They're

awesome people that have awesome questions. I want to get right to them. This first one is Mac

from Michigan. Here's Mac's question. My spouse

carries a lot of stress from work when he's very stressed out. Me asking a question can trigger a

reactionary response. All I can say is, I'm just asking a question, and then I shut down. How can

I respond better? Mac, I understand because as soon as I saw

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