{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Courageous Conversations: The Inner Work that Builds Confidence","description":"  This week, we're kicking off a multi-week series on how to have courageous conversations.  We'll be digging into the foundations of emotional confidence, strategies for negotiation, and how to have difficult conversations.  Today, we\u2019re taking a fresh look at our conversation with Alicia Michelle to learn how to slow down your inner world and regulate your thoughts, your emotions, and your reactions before you ever step into a hard conversation.  We\u2019re talking about building emotional confidence. Not the loud, chest-thumping kind. I mean the quiet, grounded ability to stay present when things get uncomfortable\u2026when the stakes are high, the emotions are rising, and every instinct in your body is telling you to either shut down or go on the attack. Here\u2019s the truth: every meaningful relationship\u2014at home, at work, in leadership\u2014requires negotiation. Not just contracts and deals, but expectations, needs, boundaries, and repair. And if you don\u2019t have emotional confidence, those conversations can go sideways fast. That\u2019s why today\u2019s guest, Alicia Michelle, is such a gift. She brings wisdom, honesty, and a kind of steady clarity that helps us see what\u2019s really happening underneath our reactions\u2014and how to show up differently. Because the goal isn\u2019t to win the conversation. It\u2019s to stay in it\u2026with courage, curiosity, and just enough self-awareness to not blow the whole thing up. So if you\u2019ve been avoiding a conversation, replaying one that didn\u2019t go well, or gearing up for one you know is coming\u2014this episode is for you. Let\u2019s dive in. ","author_name":"Typology","author_url":"http:\/\/www.typologypodcast.com","html":"