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“I think people often mistake discomfort for disagreeability. They think that discomfort is rooted in some kind of irrational malevolence. If they’re feeling discomfort the other person must have either some kind of irrational or malevolent intent. And I think it’s very hard for people who are made uncomfortable and when they are confronted with these things to think ‘Okay, I’m uncomfortable and my back is up,’ it’s very hard. Again, is it that hard? It is that hard when you’re offended to get ahold of yourself and say ‘what are you trying to say?’ and how can I move ahead with you where may we don’t get exactly what we want but at least we keep talking?” –Mira Jacob

The defensiveness and discomfort that may arise when in conversation on what hurts you by someone else seems to come from a deeper place, as recent guest Mira Jacobs notes. But what happens if you step back for a moment and consider what the other person has to say?

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