Ch06 Being & Sounding Natural

I invite ya'll to listen to this 16 minute podcast on Chapter 6, "Being & Sounding Natural (with Authenticity!)" from my book "A Practical EmPath, Rewire Your Mind"
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[note: ai-generated interview but realistic and the book it talks about is real and written entirely by me.]
This talk is on Chapter 6 of the book, "A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind" by Scott Howard Swain. Practical Empathy Practice (P.E.P.) is a method for authentic communication rooted in understanding feelings, values, and needs.
The chapter emphasizes the importance of being natural rather than scripted when using empathy, particularly in crucial conversations. The text explores how to effectively use P.E.P. by breaking down empathetic responses, favoring words like "wants" and "values" over "needs," and responding with empathy when faced with negative reactions. Analogies, such as Kung Fu forms and learning piano, are used to illustrate how structured practice leads to fluid and spontaneous empathetic communication, which Swain calls "integration". Furthermore, the material provides examples of conversations and exercises to help users transition from sounding clinical to more natural and relatable empathetic expressions, while advising against excessive profanity and unnecessary words.