What If Your Listening Style Is The Problem

Send us Fan Mail We unpack the listening habits that quietly shape our relationships, from being fully present to shutting down as a coping mechanism. We name the styles that help people feel seen and the ones that turn a simple moment into an argument. • active listening as presence through focus, questions and reflection • passive listening as a drift that happens by season or with certain people • empathetic listening as a gift that still needs boundaries • expansive and solution driven listening that can overwhelm others • external processing versus internal processing in marriage communication • reductive listening as oversimplifying that makes people feel small • insecurity and upbringing as possible roots of defensive listening • teaching kids to use clear compliments instead of cutting remarks let us know underneath the comments.

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