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Welcome to this episode of Dirty Motherpucker. This is your quickie, your podcasting bit on the side with me,

Anna White House, the founder of Motherpucker and her over there. Who is it? Polly Hazelwood,

in the house. In the DMP house. Now, sorry is the hardest word to say. Today, we want to talk about

the art of apologising and how we've grown from being resolutely against saying sorry to actually leaning into it.

So when I used to work in the early days, maybe I was at 20, 22, I remember my first job and it was the most devastating thing if anything happened, any fault that was on my shoulders.

So I would do anything in my power to push away the blame elsewhere. I just put my head in the

sand. And I used to think that was a really good solution to making mistakes.

Did you actively blame others for your mistakes? I think looking back, I know categorically, yes.

I'd be like, it wasn't me.

It was a bit shaggy.

No, Craig David.

Is it Craig David?

Shaggy.

Shaggy.

Shaggy.

Shaggy.

So you actively threw people under the bus.

Categorically threw people under the bus. And it wasn't until, I would say, really sadly and devastatingly, probably in the last five years, that I started recognizing you put your hand up and you say, I'm so sorry, that was my bear. I did that. There's nowhere for anyone to go. You know, there's no resentment that builds up. It's just an acknowledgement, a line in

the sand. I did that. And then everyone moves on. Why do you think you found it so hard to

apologize? I think the ego wanted to present a certain version, especially when you're young

and in a new job or in a new relationship. You know,

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