Stop Apologizing for What You Need: A More Compassionate Way to Communicate

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of the Changeology podcast, I speak with Kate Brown, coach, holistic therapist, and educator, about how we can communicate our needs clearly and without guilt.If you are like many women I coach, you probably hesitate to ask for what you need. You might feel guilty. You might feel selfish. You might believe that someone will think less of you if you stop trying to anticipate and meet everyone else’s needs first.This is a problem. It keeps women stuck in unsatisfying careers, depleted relationships, and patterns of burnout.In this conversation, Kate introduces a simple four-part framework called Compassionate Communication. It helps you name your feelings, identify your real needs, and ask for what you want in a clear and kind way.We also talk about what happens when you stop trying to manage everyone else’s emotions and start taking responsibility for your own. And we cover the very common experience of guilt that surfaces when women begin to prioritize their needs for the first time.If you are navigating a big change or simply want to show up more fully in your own life, this conversation will give you tools to start.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:-How to communicate your needs without apology-Why feeling guilty about needing things is so common for women, and how to move through it-How most people get their feelings and needs wrong, and how to build real clarity-Why meeting your own needs first allows you to give from a place of strength Connect with Kate: calmatworktherapy.com, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn.