When the stakes feel high, it is easy to walk into a conversation bracing for conflict. That tension alone can derail the outcome before it even starts.

In this episode, I share a framework you can use to prepare yourself and the other person so the conversation stays grounded, honest, and productive. These are the same tools I use when leaders, partners, or couples are on the verge of breaking trust and need a way to reset the tone.

What You’ll Learn

• How to invite someone into a risky conversation so they feel supported instead of attacked
• A simple three-part framework to name desires, fears, and agreements before diving into the hard stuff
• How vulnerability lowers defenses and prevents fight-or-flight reactions
• Practical examples of agreements that create safety if emotions run high
• Why proactive preparation makes high stakes conversations easier to navigate

Why Listen?

If this is your first time here, welcome. I’ve spent years working with leaders, teams, and couples on the kinds of conversations that decide what happens next.

Most people avoid those moments. Or they walk into them with good intentions but no skill, and it blows up. What I share here comes straight from the real work: the messy, tense, uncomfortable conversations that actually change things when you handle them right.

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My hope is that what you pick up here helps you sharpen your communication, and with it, the quality of your business, your relationships, and your life.

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Thanks.