2 of 2: 🎙️ The Skills You Need for “Impossible” Conversations | Simon Greer

🎙️ The Skills You Need for “Impossible” Conversations

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👉 What if the very people you’ve written off as “the other side” are the key to healing the deepest divides in your life, and your country?

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Episode Summary:

When was the last time you really listened to someone who fundamentally disagrees with you? Not to debate. Not to win. But to actually understand.

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In Part 2 of my powerful and enlightening conversation with Simon Greer, founder of Bridging the Gap and one of the most courageous voices in conflict transformation, we move beyond theory into practice. 

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This isn’t about “being nice.” It’s about reclaiming our humanity, one conversation at a time.

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Simon shares the five core skills that can turn the conversations you dread into the conversations that change everything:

• 🥊 Strong Back, Soft Front: How to stand in your truth without being rigid or reactive.

• 👂 The Listening Shift: Why the art of an open-ended question can melt decades of division.

• 📝 Storytelling for Connection: How sharing your own truth (not just “facts”) can pierce walls facts never will.

• 🔄 Feedback That Opens Doors: How to disagree without burning the bridge you need to cross.

• ⚖️ Power Reimagined: Why real power in dialogue isn’t about who’s louder—it’s about who’s willing.

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Along the way, you’ll hear Simon recount:
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✅ Sitting down with Glenn Beck after a very public conflict, and what happened when he decided to show up with “a strong back and a soft front.”
✅ What mass shooter drills, deer hunting, and gun rights reveal about America’s most profound cultural fissures.
✅ Why “platforming” those we disagree with isn’t a weakness, it’s the only way forward.

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This episode is a masterclass for any leader, parent, partner, or citizen who’s tired of screaming matches and silent withdrawals, and is ready to step into courageous conversations that could literally change the future.

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Why Listen:
Because staying in your bubble feels safe, but it’s costing us everything.

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Simon Greer’s Work:
Founder of Bridging the Gap | Senior Advisor to One Voice United | Social Healing Pioneer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-greer-5b8549b2/

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✅ If you’re serious about transforming conflict into connection—start by listening all the way to the end.

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If this episode hits you where you live (and it will), share it with one person you’ve been avoiding having “the conversation” with. And leave us a review—because that’s how this show sparks the kind of dialogue the world is desperate for.

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