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We've all had an experience of an apology that has felt empty, lacking or just doesn't feel good, but were you aware that this could be because your needs were not only not met by the apology, but actually damaged?

In today's episode we cover:

- Why an apology is necessary from a needs point of view

- What is an apology?

-  What is an apology not?

- Further harming the person you are trying to apologise to

- Why there are a number of situations which someone who is attempting to apologize actually further impacts someones needs

- The most common examples of 'apologies' that actually make a situation worse, not better

- Why apologising for how someone is feeling is not the same thing as acknowledging how they are feeling and empathising with them

- The difference between the perceived 'cancel culture' and reality of 'consequence culture'

- The importance of intention vs impact when it comes to making an effective apology

- The Britney, Justin and Janet situations and whether the apologies were effective or harmful

- Some examples from our own experience of apologies that have done harm

The 'how screw ups make a relationship closer' was episode 13 (not 14 as we mentioned in this episode)

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