This week Skye & Amanda read Listen Like You Mean It by Ximena Vengoechea and discuss the author’s ultimate guide to becoming an empathetic listener. The two discuss Vengoechea’s tips for cultivating a listening mindset, staying present in conversation, observing and taking cues from your conversation partner and deepening our understanding of others. 

The ladies break down the different default listening modes that exist and assess which ones they relate to. Learn where they find their strengths and areas for growth when it comes to making a safe and vulnerable space for communication and connection.  

Books mentioned in this week’s episode are linked to our Bookshop.org shop
Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming The Lost Art of True Connection by Ximena Vengoechea

Check out what Skye & Amanda have been loving this week:
Nedra Tawabb’s ‘Nedra Nuggets’ Newsletter
Doubling Down with the Derricos on TLC
The Last Days of Ptlomey Grey on Apple TV
Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel on HBO

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