The conversation explores the impact of apologizing and the use of empowering language in communication. It emphasizes the need to replace sorry with affirming statements and highlights how apologizing weakens one's position in conversations.Takeaways<ul><li>Replace sorry with affirming statements</li><li>Apologizing weakens your position</li></ul>

The conversation explores the impact of apologizing and the use of empowering language in communication. It emphasizes the need to replace sorry with affirming statements and highlights how apologizing weakens one's position in conversations. TakeawaysReplace sorry with affirming statementsApologizing weakens your position

What to Say Instead of Sorry

Hi, I’m Viv, mom, storyteller, lawyer, therapist, sometimes blogger, and always a work-in-progress. Just Call Me Viv is where we get real about life, love, work, aging, and everything in between. This channel is for anyone navigating midlife, dating again, healing, rediscovering joy, or starting over (again). From perimenopause to confidence, heartbreak to reinvention, these are the conversations we don’t always get to have, but deeply need. Whether you’re folding laundry, sipping wine, or walking the dog, I hope this feels like sitting on my couch with a friend, no judgment, just truth, laughter, and reminders that you’re not stuck... you’re becoming

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Hi, I’m Viv, mom, storyteller, lawyer, therapist, sometimes blogger, and always a work-in-progress. Just Call Me Viv is where we get real about life, love, work, aging, and everything in between. This channel is for anyone navigating midlife, dating again, healing, rediscovering joy, or starting over (again). From perimenopause to confidence, heartbreak to reinvention, these are the conversations we don’t always get to have, but deeply need. Whether you’re folding laundry, sipping wine, or walking the dog, I hope this feels like sitting on my couch with a friend, no judgment, just truth, laughter, and reminders that you’re not stuck... you’re becoming

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