Putting It All Together: Celebrating Success and Anticipating New Journeys

Benefits to using skilled conversation strategies when communicating with caregiving stakeholders:  · Reduce stress. · Make difficult decisions. · Communicate more effectively during challenging situations. · Prevent burnout and resentments   Overview of what we learned: ·         When one or more people are very invested, emotions are running high, and the… Continue reading Putting It All Together: Celebrating Success and Anticipating New Journeys

How to Talk about Sensitive Topics in order to be Heard

Before you speak, avoid making assumptions that will create feelings of anxiety, stress, and may cause us to attack or avoido   Assumption that bringing up a controversial topic will turn other participants into adversarieso   False: The only way to keep peace is to silently accept that other person’s opiniono   False: Assumption that being honest does not care for the emotions… Continue reading How to Talk about Sensitive Topics in order to be Heard