Why We Avoid Hard Conversations

The psychology of avoidance. What your brain is protecting you from — and what it costs you.

6 lessons34 minutes totalFree previewCBT

What this course teaches

By the end, you'll be able to:

→Understand the core ideas behind Why We Avoid Hard Conversations from the inside out.
→Apply the practical skills from each of the 6 lessons to your real life.
→Walk away with one specific change you can make starting this week.
→Build the foundation for the next course in this School.

Who this is for

If this sounds like you, this course is for you.

For anyone ready to engage with why we avoid hard conversations honestly, without shortcuts and without shame. The psychology of avoidance. What your brain is protecting you from — and what it costs you.

Capstone project

The proof of the work.

Complete the 6 lessons in order. Do at least one proof task per lesson. By the end you'll have moved through every concept in this course and applied each one to your real life.

The lessons

6 episodes. 34 minutes. Designed to be watched in order.

The transformation

By the end of this course, you'll have working knowledge of why we avoid hard conversations you can act on.

Each lesson stands on its own, but the course is designed to build. The skills compound. The proof tasks reinforce each other. Finish the course as a unit and you'll have something you didn't have before.

Before you start

“What were you hoping to learn from "Why We Avoid Hard Conversations" — and what would change if you actually learned it?”

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