- Personal insight
- Perspective-taking
- Collaborative problem-solving
These help relationships work, especially when connection doesn’t come automatically for you.
Caring ≠ Communicating Caring
You can care about someone and still struggle to show it in ways they recognize.
People experience the same interaction differently. Good intentions get lost in assumptions or unspoken expectations.
There are no universal scripts, but there are some principles that can improve your ability to relate and connect.
Turn affection, concern, and good intentions into actions another person can recognize.
Become curious about how each person experiences interactions. What cognitive and communicative differences impact your connections?
Define communication and connection problems collaboratively, building solutions that account for both people’s needs and constraints.
Maintain dignity, participation, and connection through illness, disability, caregiving, fatigue, and changing roles.
Hi, I’m Barbara!
I’m a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist, educator, coach, and healthcare leader who enjoys helping people connect and communicate.
I’m also a creative, neurospicy introvert continuing to learn the unwritten rules of social communication on purpose, and who can find maintaining relationships to be overwhelming.
There is no perfect. Let’s learn and practice together.
