FR Ep 009: Life Giving Communication

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Today on Feminine Roadmap Gina and Donna share 5 steps to better communication. Do you find yourself falling into communication patterns that tear down instead of build up? Becoming aware of those patterns and identifying the triggers can help create the change we need in our conversations. Because communication is so key in all of our relationships, learning to communicate in healthy, life giving ways is an invaluable skill. Grab a cup and join in on this episode so that you can speak more life into your relationships.

SHOW NOTES:
4:49 Becoming aware of your triggers
7:09 Learn a tip for connecting well
9:24 Tips on how to really engage in conversation
13: 49 Dancing through the 5 steps of Life Giving Communication
17:04 Where do some of our communication habits come from?
19:01 How our frameworks color our conversation
19:52 Do we really KNOW everything that our friends and family think and feel?
22:27 Deep dive in to step 5 – reframing
25:09 Donna shares a turning point
26:41 Gina shares a mother’s perspective
31:54 What happens when we don’t like the way others express themselves to us?
33:15 In order to shift how we communicate – how big does that have to be?

RESOURCES:
“Just Listen” Mark Goulston
“Everyone Communicates, Few Connect” John C Maxwell
Music by: http://www.bensound.com