3 Ways to Take an Adult Gap Year and Why it Might Be Helpful for You to Take One

3 Ways to Take an Adult Gap Year and Why it M...

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Ask Jay: How Do I Forgive?

Jay answers four listener calls about the messy, unresolved side of forgiveness, from custody guilt and bias in parenting, to forgiving yourself after the sudden loss of a parent, uncovering a spouse’s hidden life after they’re gone, and the heartbreak of a friendship betrayal. J ...  Show more

Alison Wood Brooks: The Science Behind Great Conversations

Jay sits down with Harvard Business School professor Alison Wood Brooks, author of Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves, to explore what makes great conversations actually work and where most of us get it wrong. Together, they unpack how to choose bett ...  Show more

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