Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Beautiful conversations start when you realize most people want to feel heard, not fixed.

Alison Wood Brooks (@profalisonbrooks), author of "TALK"
and exclusive Lavin speaker, highlights the common mistake of trying to solve someone's problems when "all they wanted was for you to be like, I'm going to give you a hug and make you tea,".

Without us realising, our impulse to "fix things" often misses the mark entirely and damages relationships instead of strengthening them.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is simply listen.

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