Ten Simple and Effective Phrases That Help Diffuse Difficult Conversations, With Brenda Zane
Description
When you have a complex child, all your conversations and relationships might feel more strained. If you're like me, you sometimes find yourself at a complete loss for words and struggle with how to diffuse or launch your communication in a helpful and productive way.
If this sounds like you, you're in luck as I'm sharing ten very simple and highly effective phrases you can use when you're stuck for words or your words aren't currently working.
And to make it even easier, there's a PDF in the show notes you can download free, so you've got these ten phrases handy when you need them.
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