The words we share matter, not what we label the language.
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Wondermine: my new podcast
There's an amusing New Yorker cartoon that talks about conversation starters and advises to ask people "what would your podcast be about?" Everyone’s got an idea. Larissa Parson and I did too. And we kept going.
Start with Listening
Offer someone who's struggling or in crisis something that is about them: your attention.
"It's complicated,"
This is the answer that's given when there are several reasons something might be the way that it is. Sometimes we later name those reasons. Sometimes we say, "it's complicated," as a hint that we don't want to discuss it any further. And hope they get that hint. But I am going to tell you is that it's not that complicated.