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What conversations are we avoiding that could change the way we live, connect, and care for one another?

Recorded live from the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) World Conference in Lyon, France, Emma and Chris invite several respected leaders in psychology to answer one deceptively simple question: What conversations should we be having that we're not having enough? The result is a collection of thoughtful reflections that stretch far beyond psychotherapy and into everyday life.

Tom Szabo explores how we can better train clinicians to create meaningful change instead of relying on self-report. Niklas Törneke wonders whether there are universal qualities of conversations, poems, and experiences that transform people regardless of where they occur. Rikke Kjelgaard reflects on authenticity, kindness, and our tendency to rush in and fix one another instead of simply being present. Kelly Wilson closes with a powerful challenge to our modern obsession with efficiency, inviting us to ask a question we rarely consider: Efficient for what?

This special episode is an invitation to slow down, become curious, and reflect on the conversations that may matter most.

Key Takeaways

  •  The conversations we avoid often reveal what matters most. 
  •  Better clinician training requires observing behavior, not just self-report. 
  •  Meaningful change can happen through therapy, art, nature, or everyday conversation. 
  •  Authenticity requires making space for vulnerability instead of rushing to fix it. 
  •  Kindness often looks like simply staying present with another person's pain. 
  •  The modern attention economy rewards outrage more than hope. 
  •  Before optimizing everything, we should ask: Efficient for what?

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