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I'm your host, Elise Hugh.

I know it feels fraught to have difficult conversations.

I never want to offend anyone and we come to the table with so many different perspectives and

sensitivities.

But relationship strategist Lambert Fisher says we should expect that we might hurt each other

in our relationships.

These instances can often strengthen us and our connections.

He explains after the break.

And now our TED Talk of the day.

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

But let's be honest, do we really want to live in a world where we no longer maintain good intentions?

Despite how negative and polarizing the world may seem at times, many of us are still doing our best to maintain good intentions and positive interactions with each other.

And yet it can be frustrating sometimes to discover that something that we've said or done was

still experienced by someone else as being offensive. In response to this, it's easy to get stuck in

unhealthy extreme reactions such as strongly defending our character from perceived

attacks only to realize that we've invalidated someone else's feelings as a result.

Or maybe we walk on eggshells or jump through every hoop possible to avoid offending anyone

only to shame ourselves for making any mistakes or blame others for being too sensitive.

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