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Courage Meets Deflection: Finding Your Grounded Response
🎙 Straightway Through with Gina — Helping you speak with clarity, courage, and connection.
Episode Summary:
In today’s solo episode, we explore what happens when you bring a real concern to someone — and instead of listening, they deflect. It’s frustrating, confusing, and can leave you questioning your communication skills or even your sanity.
But here’s the truth: deflection doesn’t mean you did anything wrong. And it doesn’t have to derail you.
You’ll learn how to:
•Step back and get to emotional neutral before responding
•Clarify what your real objective is — not just in the moment, but in the relationship •Avoid the trap of taking their deflection personally
•Use the moment as an invitation into deeper self-awareness
•Reflect on how you can communicate in a way that actually reaches the other person
•Grow into a more grounded, clear, and steady communicator
Deflection isn’t about excusing someone’s behavior — it’s about recognizing that every interaction reveals something, and you get to decide what you do with that insight.
If you’ve ever walked away thinking “Why does this always happen?”… this episode will help you slow down, reconnect with your inner steadiness, and respond from a place of purpose — not reactivity.
About Your Host:
Hi, I’m Gina — host of Straightway Through with Gina. I believe honest words guide us, and real conversations transforms us into ourselves. In each episode, I explore the struggles and stories we don’t always say out loud, from the sting of being left on read to the courage it takes to speak up. My hope? That you leave each episode with more clarity, more courage, and a straight path forward.
✨ Connect with Me ✨
•Email: [email protected]
•Say It Straight to Yourself Journal Prompt Membership: https://kit.straightwaycoaching.com/sayitstraight
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, and share — it helps others find the show and join the conversation. 💬
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By Gina Mongiello🎙 Straightway Through with Gina — Helping you speak with clarity, courage, and connection.
Episode Summary:
In today’s solo episode, we explore what happens when you bring a real concern to someone — and instead of listening, they deflect. It’s frustrating, confusing, and can leave you questioning your communication skills or even your sanity.
But here’s the truth: deflection doesn’t mean you did anything wrong. And it doesn’t have to derail you.
You’ll learn how to:
•Step back and get to emotional neutral before responding
•Clarify what your real objective is — not just in the moment, but in the relationship •Avoid the trap of taking their deflection personally
•Use the moment as an invitation into deeper self-awareness
•Reflect on how you can communicate in a way that actually reaches the other person
•Grow into a more grounded, clear, and steady communicator
Deflection isn’t about excusing someone’s behavior — it’s about recognizing that every interaction reveals something, and you get to decide what you do with that insight.
If you’ve ever walked away thinking “Why does this always happen?”… this episode will help you slow down, reconnect with your inner steadiness, and respond from a place of purpose — not reactivity.
About Your Host:
Hi, I’m Gina — host of Straightway Through with Gina. I believe honest words guide us, and real conversations transforms us into ourselves. In each episode, I explore the struggles and stories we don’t always say out loud, from the sting of being left on read to the courage it takes to speak up. My hope? That you leave each episode with more clarity, more courage, and a straight path forward.
✨ Connect with Me ✨
•Email: [email protected]
•Say It Straight to Yourself Journal Prompt Membership: https://kit.straightwaycoaching.com/sayitstraight
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, like, and share — it helps others find the show and join the conversation. 💬