Episode 3
When They Stop Talking
With a family systems therapist
FamiliesBelonging & Relationships
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Five questions, four minutes. It is what turns an episode from a mood into a move.
What it sets out to answer
Every episode is booked around a small number of questions, and these are the ones for this one.
- 1Is silence developmental or is it a signal?
- 2Why do side-by-side conversations work better than face-to-face?
- 3What do you do with the urge to demand an answer?
Read alongside it
The library topics this episode is built on.
- FamiliesBelonging & Relationships
The Silent Teenager
Building side-by-side conversation opportunities instead of face-to-face interrogations.
- FamiliesBelonging & Relationships
Conflict Repair After You Lost Your Temper
A specific repair sequence — name it, own it, do not explain it away, ask what they need.