Connection is the ultimate antidote to loneliness and addiction, but in our world, it eludes so many. The rift between our inner landscapes and how we describe them to each other makes it hard for us to tune into one another, and so we're stuck in small talk, restrictive words, and nothing that truly nourishes.

We want to get our true feelings across, but the words we use regularly don't describe them well enough, so we're left with limited language.

Could learning to use better descriptors of our inner worlds be the solution? Some of the most powerful ways to connect and be understood is using embodied language - "cold feet", "lump in my throat", "pit of my stomach". These phrases allow for a circulation of actual experience and emotion that goes deeper than saying "I'm fine."

How do we expand and express our inner vocabulary? In this episode, we talk about how to solve addiction and all the other side effects of disconnection.

Most people aren't aware that the paucity of our descriptors for inner life has an impact on our creativity, and also our relationships with others. -Katie Hendricks

Four Things You'll Learn In This Episode

-From fly-by conversation to reservoir-filling connection

How do we escape the trap of small talk and communicate in a nourishing way?

-Focus on verbs

What assists us in letting someone else in?

-Get rid of stingy words

How do we get away from using words like 'fine' or 'interesting' and pull true emotion out of people?

-Words can be music

How does sound allow us to access our inner landscape?