What if the friction in your relationships isn’t about incompatibility, but about unspoken differences in how you communicate?
In this episode, I sit down with Emma Spencer, IPT Psychotherapist and mental health nurse, former NHS colleague and friend - to talk about why understanding someone’s communication style matters more than we think.
We explore how neurodivergent people often miss the cues that neurotypical communication relies on. How directness can be mistaken for rudeness. How silence gets misread as disinterest.
You’ll hear us discuss:
* Why knowing how someone processes information changes everything
* The difference between communication breakdowns and actual conflict
* How to ask for what you need without second-guessing yourself
* Why assuming everyone communicates like you do causes unnecessary hurt
This isn’t about learning scripts or masking your natural style. It’s about recognising that your partner, colleague, or friend might need information delivered differently than you do.
When you stop expecting people to read between lines you didn’t know you were drawing, relationships get easier.
You can read more about Emmas work at:
www.connectrelatecommunicate.co.uk
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