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What if we had the chance to model empathetic listening in our schools and teach youth how to handle complicated emotions better?

Do I want to be right or be in a relationship? Acceptance versus agreement. If we can accept others and see their perspective, we have the potential to solve problems together. What does it take?…listening and understanding.

In the world today having the ability to empathically listen to someone is in high demand. Giving someone the floor to share their story and let them share their truth, while we listen with our whole heart can be powerful and bring us together.

However, there…

How have the communication skills made an impact with youth? Why is it important to listen with empathy, especially to our children?

What is it like inside your house right now during these times of change? Have there been blowups over dirty clothes left on the bathroom floor? Absolute panic and…

Friends, change is difficult and we are living through a lot of them right now. Many of which are out of our control…

Host Adam J. Salgat and Leader of Curriculum Improvement & Development for Our Community Listens, Sarah Weisbarth, have an open discussion about DISC tendencies in this extraordinary time.

Host, Adam J. Salgat, and Leader Curriculum Improvement and Development, Sarah Weisbarth reflect on the past few weeks. The two of them take the time to listen, connect and acknowledge their worries.

We are living in extraordinary times. Events and guidelines for how to live our lives in the midst of a public health crisis are changing rapidly. By following CDC guidelines for social distancing…

Executive Director, Rebecca Buell Emerson, joins the podcast to update the OCL community as we all adapt to the changes taking place because of the COVID-19 virus.