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Join us as we share recent personal wins and take on a listener question about dealing with passive-aggressive communication. We discuss reasons why direct communication can feel so difficult for some of us and how we can learn to do it anyway. As we look back on our own life experiences, we talk about the questions that stumped us and people who inspired us. 

• What's so toxic about following the rules and trying to meet all the expectations others place on us? Isn't self-sacrifice the ultimate good? 
• Are passivity and rudeness the only options for speaking our mind? 
• How is assertiveness different from being bossy or high-maintenance?
• What if opting out of manipulation games actually makes relationships  worse? 
• What does it mean when your most earnest attempts at communication keep backfiring?

We don't have all the answers, but we share what we've learned along the way and what we want to leave behind--such as self-sabotaging advice that only serves those who wish to control us. The good news is that each of us have some degree of personal power and a responsibility to use it well.

Resources we mentioned (or should have): 

• I Have ADHD with Kristin Carder
• Struggle Care with KC Davis
• Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult
• Understanding Your Communication Style | UMatter
• Making New Friends After Leaving High Control Religion
• Beyond Belief: Finding a Place in the World After Leaving a High-control Religion — Questioning LDS
• Core Values Exercise

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