S11 EP23: Just Say It! It’s Liberating! With Special Guest Cynthia Kane
The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast
Constantly Varied Gear
4.9 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Think you’re a natural at talking? After all, you’ve been doing it your entire life. But have you ever wondered if the way you communicate really works for you? Today’s special guest, Cynthia Kane, is a communication expert. certified meditation and mindfulness instructor, and best selling author and she’s here to help you take an honest look at your communication situation.
In today’s episode Rachael and Cynthia delve into why misunderstandings are so common and why we often steer clear of difficult conversations. Listen for actionable tips on what to do when you find yourself on the spot. Whether you're known as the "quiet one" or the one without a "filter," this episode provides valuable insights to transform your inner dialogue, enhance your communication and improve your relationships. You CAN make changes, you just have to practice, and it all starts with the way you talk to yourself. So talk yourself into listening. You will thank yourself for it.
Cynthia’s Links:
(00:00:00) Welcome Cynthia Kane to the podcast.
(00:05:19) How meditation and the elements of right speech in Buddhism helped Cynthia out of her suffering and led her down her path.
(00:11:18) We all want to feel understood. But do we?
(00:15:32) Is iteven more challenging for women to communicate in difficult situations?
(00:20:21) Techniques to try when you are put on the spot in a difficult situation.
(00:28:35) What to do when people bring their conscious and unconscious bias into the conversation.
(00:38:04) The dangers of not improving your inner dialogue first.
(00:45:55) Some people feel too quiet and some are not quiet enough.
(00:52:10) Review of the elements of right speech in Buddhism.
(00:52:53) Where to hear more from Cynthia.
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| 0:00.0 | When our empathy is really turned up, we have a tendency to get very caught in and involved in the language of another person. |
| 0:10.7 | Like, we become the emotion of the conversation. |
| 0:14.2 | When that happens, it's just very overwhelming, right? |
| 0:18.2 | And when we are in a state of overwhelm, we have no access to our logic |
| 0:23.3 | and our reason. And so it makes it really easy for us to say things we don't mean or find that |
| 0:30.8 | place where we just shut down, you know, can't really navigate the situation. |
| 0:39.3 | Hey, everybody. we've had some of the most incredible guests coming to you these past couple |
| 0:44.9 | months. |
| 0:45.7 | The amount of expertise and knowledge on these cutting edge topics is something we really |
| 0:53.3 | hope that you enjoy. And if you do, it would make a huge |
| 0:57.9 | difference to us if you could rate, review and subscribe the podcast. It helps us to get more |
| 1:03.2 | guests, better experts, and talk about all of the things that are really important to you. |
| 1:09.3 | So give us a love. Give us a lot of love. And don't forget to |
| 1:14.7 | subscribe so you get all our new episodes. Hello, everyone. And welcome back to the Thick Thys |
| 1:20.9 | Save Lives podcast. I'm Rachel and Kelsey's not having a baby. But I have a really, really cool episode for you today. |
| 1:30.7 | I have an amazing guest. |
| 1:33.3 | Cynthia Kane is here. |
| 1:34.7 | Cynthia, welcome to the podcast. |
| 1:36.8 | Thank you. |
| 1:37.9 | You guys are so lucky today because I have the communications guru. If you are struggling, okay, it's not an if, |
| 1:50.4 | you are struggling with communicating with other people in a way that maximizes your potential. |
| 1:58.8 | And Cynthia has so much expertise in this area. Her new book is coming |
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