Quality communication means a better life. (Episode 2)

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If this is your first time listening to Being Tandy, take a listen to Episode 1 first. It’ll be helpful in understanding what this phrase and philosophy means before diving in.

I’d hoped to get this episode out earlier today, but my more-than-full-time-job and parenting had other plans for me! My goal is to release episodes every Friday, but as John Lennon said, “Life is happens when you’re busy making other plans,” so I can’t guarantee what time episodes are posted.

This podcast will eventually get into some tough topics (because life has a way of throwing tough experiences and lessons at us). But this week, we’ll start with a basic lesson I learned as a student of Communication Studies and which positively impacted my relationships with my husband and children.

In this episode, I talk about how the quality of one’s communication directly impacts the quality of our lives. The textbook I learned this important lesson from (among others) was Stewart & Logan’s Together: Communicating Interpersonally. While the text has a less heteronormative cover in its more recent editions, this is the version I’ve used over the last 3 decades… (It’s held up pretty well!)

While I only get into some very basic issues of communication and conflict (later episodes will dive into these topics more), I also briefly discuss the importance of listening. In doing so, I reference the book by Dan Lyons, Keeping Your Mouth Shut in an Endlessly Noisy World. While I haven’t read Lyons’ book myself, my husband recommends it!

The goal of this podcast is to share some of my toughest lessons and life experiences to help you find strength in your struggles, to help you and others feel less alone, and to build a community of collective strength. I know you’ve experienced tough things and have found strength from those lessons, and I’d love to hear from you!

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