The Catch Up

S2 E6: Uncomfortable Conversations in the Workplace

Pamela Koster and Mindy Hale from Falling Colors join us to discuss how to have potentially uncomfortable conversations about social, environmental, cultural, and health topics in the workplace. They provide insights, strategies, and methods to incorporate and develop the ability to allow employees to have conversations about prevalent, potentially sensitive topics. Join us as we catch up!

S2 E5: Businesses and Societal Discourse

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Garima Sharma, a professor in the department of Public Management and Policy at Georgia State University, about how businesses can position themselves within potentially uncomfortable conversations. We discuss how CEOs can enter and help evolve the conversations, how businesses can benefit from taking stances on social and environmental topics, how businesses can help become problem solvers in these spaces, and why it's important to be having these discussions now more than ever. 

Dr. Sharma discusses her research, B Corps, and how we can all play a part in collective discourse.

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S2 E4: Power and Control

In this episode, we discuss power and control within uncomfortable conversations. We give insight into recognizing them, and how to harness them to balance out critical conversational equations. After listening to this episode, you'll be able to more agilely navigate uncomfortable conversations knowing how to maintain a balance in your relationship with power, while sharing healthy amounts of control. Catch up with us!

S2 E3: Confrontation

In this episode, we have guest Emmy Schneider-Green on to discuss ways to have productive confrontations. Using her insight into communication practices and intersectional activism, we provide empathetic, meaningful, and authentic ways to go about having these potentially uncomfortable conversations. 

S2 E2: Airing of Grievances

In this episode, we catch up on how to communicate through uncomfortable conversations with those people we're most comfortable with: Our friends and family. We provide tools and insights for navigating uncomfortable topics with those we're closest to. As Frank Costanza said, "I've got a lot of problems with you people!" After this episode, you'll be able to more comfortably talk about those problems with your people and be able to address them better.

S2 E1: Taboo Topics

Season 2 of The Catch Up is all about Uncomfortable Conversations. This first episode discusses typically taboo topics and how we can talk about those topics in ways that let all sides be heard. Let's catch up!

S1 E6: Artistic Self

In this episode, we discuss how to unleash your inner artist through your communication and self dialogue! We give you tools to rely on in order to get creative with your expressions. Let's catch up!

S1 E5: Dream Self

In this episode, we discuss how everyone has a dream self that they can access and connect to in order to have enhanced awareness and more effective communications. Catch Up with us on how to sync up with your dream self!

 

Song: Black Habits I by D Smoke ft. Jackie Gouché from the Black Habits album

S1 E4: Non-Literal Language

In this episode of The Catch Up, we dive deep into non-literal speech: The analogies and metaphors embedded in every conversation. We talk about their functions, where and how they appear, how to see them, and how to have fun with them in your own communications. Come catch up with us!

 

Song: "End Credits" by Bruno Coulais from the Coraline soundtrack

S1 E3: Collective Self

Let's talk about our Collective Self! In this episode we discuss how our internal collective voices affect our everyday communications. The more we're aware of our collective voices the better our understanding of each other can be. Let's Catch Up.