Molly Bloom

I mean, listening is a huge one.

I mean, listening is a huge one.

To listen with full presence, to not listen while you're constructing your response, but just ask open-ended questions, go down this road with someone.

To listen with full presence, to not listen while you're constructing your response, but just ask open-ended questions, go down this road with someone.

To have some warmth about you and be affirming, but also be authentic.

To have some warmth about you and be affirming, but also be authentic.

to practice the hard empathy.

to practice the hard empathy.

Like, the easy empathy is people you relate to, people that have a similar experience to you.

Like, the easy empathy is people you relate to, people that have a similar experience to you.

The hard empathy is sitting down and having conversations with people whose views you don't like, whose personality you don't particularly like, and trying to figure out or get to a place where you can understand them.

The hard empathy is sitting down and having conversations with people whose views you don't like, whose personality you don't particularly like, and trying to figure out or get to a place where you can understand them.

You know?

You know?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, making that effort.

Yeah, making that effort.

And, you know, it's interesting...

And, you know, it's interesting...