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Communicating with others can be so frustrating some days. You try to say what you mean, you think about the words that feel right ... and then the other person doesn't get it. Maybe they get mad at you; maybe they misunderstand. It happens to everyone.The listening process involves: receiving, understanding, evaluating, remembering, and responding. Active listening is a particular communication technique that requires the listener to provide feedback on what (s)he hears and feels to the speaker.Active listening builds strong relationships and, while it may not come naturally to many of us, it's an invaluable communication skill. Strong and effective communication skills are essential in areas of life where emotions often reach critical mass.Are you aware of how you communicate?Are you aware of how you respond? Actively listen? How are you showing up as a listener and a communicator? In this episode, Allison and Lucia discuss communication, the way it goes awry, why it doesn't always work out the way we planned and offer a few tips to make it better next time.Be sure to join the conversation by rating this podcast, leaving feedback and/or joining us in the private Let Your Cork Float Facebook group. What we offer is a safe place to explore all aspects and intricacies (good and bad) of our woven lives, and how you want to weigh in on them all. After all, we are a tribe and we are here to support and lift each other up to our fulfill our unique greatness.In this private FB group, you'll not only find your loving and accepting tribe, but you'll also find additional audio files of conversations that happen after the formal podcast recording has ended. We'll call it ... a virtual "off-camera" peek into the private conversations between your two wise hosts.You can find out more about Lucia from her website at http://www.luciaferraro.com/about or click here to book a 1:1 coaching session with her. You can also see Lucia and Allison in their first interview together on YouTube here.Allison offers a self-guided online class called Accelerate Your Mojo and 1:1 coaching for that class. She's created other classes including Visualization Mastery 201. She also writes self-help and