Episodios

  • 189. Break Free from Stuck Patterns in Your Marriage

    189. Break Free from Stuck Patterns in Your Marriage
    Feb 11 2026
    What happens when love stays strong but silence and self protection quietly run the relationship. After more than two decades together, Laurie Kubicek and Kimberly Khare reached a moment many long-term couples recognize but struggle to name. Care and commitment were still present, yet familiar patterns kept pulling them into quiet withdrawal, unspoken frustration, and lingering resentment. In conversation with Alejandra Siroka, they reflect on how habits formed early in life shaped the way they spoke, listened, and avoided hard moments, often without realizing it. This episode explores core relational values like safety and connection and how they can quietly work at cross purposes. Laurie and Kimberly share how tracking each other instead of themselves led to assumptions, faux feelings, and stories that felt true but created distance. The work shifted when the focus moved toward understanding of your patterns, not just wanting your partner to change. From there, they began to notice things to avoid, such as staying silent to keep the peace or speaking from prediction rather than clarity, while also exploring language that helped them reconnect with their own inner experience first. What becomes possible when you slow down and name what you are actually feeling rather than what you assume the other person is doing? How often does silence feel easier in the moment but cost more over time? This conversation invites listeners to consider how long-lasting love deepens through awareness, responsibility, and a willingness to look inward before reaching across the table. Quotes “I really want to be clear about my intention and that my intention is to love you. And that means to grow and to stretch and to learn about myself and to learn what you need that I may not be clear about, but gosh, I want to do the work.” (07:36 | Kimberly Khare)“There was both a large gap, a disconnection that I felt really deeply. And then the other thing I felt was this circle, this rut that we would just slip into so fast and then all of a sudden it's just not going anywhere.” (9:05 | Lorrie Kubicek)“My pattern that I learned about is I tend to track with other people in a way that I prioritize that over tracking with myself.” (11:51 | Kimberly Khare)“If you haven't been your authentic self and I haven't been my authentic self, in some of these moments that may have more charge or conflict, well, then we are creating a narrative that now I'm working with.” (12:58 | Kimberly Khare)“One of the things that was so sad and enlightening at the same time was I realized how disconnected I was from myself. And from even knowing that I didn't know.” (23:24 | Lorrie Kubicek)“My pattern that I learned about is I tend to track with other people in a way that I prioritize that over tracking with myself.” (11:51 | Kimberly Khare) Links To leave a review on Apple Podcasts, click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-alchemy-podcast/id1576461366 To leave a review on Spotify, click: https://open.spotify.com/show/5yTj9hSotq8EAjPCYg2jYw?si=aQNuoStRQomTNUKHGSD56A&nd=1&dlsi=064dcb42ba8d4706 To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    40 m
  • 188. Communication Skills Self-Assessment

    188. Communication Skills Self-Assessment
    Jan 28 2026
    When conversations feel fragile or emotionally charged, it can be hard to know where to begin. This episode offers a steady starting point through what Alejandra calls a communication checkup—an annual checkup that invites self-assessment around how you speak, listen, and repair within the relationships that matter most. Rather than chasing vague goals, you can set yourself up for success when you are aware of your specific needs. Alejandra introduces eight foundational communication skills that help listeners uncover patterns to be aware of, including staying silent to avoid discomfort, overexplaining for protection, or pulling away when tension rises. The focus stays on understanding what happens internally during challenging moments and how small shifts in attention can create more choice. What changes when listening comes from presence rather than preparation? How does emotional safety influence disagreement? Where might appreciation ease tension before resentment takes hold? The episode also broadens the lens beyond individual relationships. Communication teaches others how connection works in real time. Children notice how disagreement is handled. Colleagues observe how feedback is offered. Each interaction becomes part of a larger culture shaped by everyday choices. You are invited to explore communication as a living practice grounded in values, awareness, and care; one that begins by noticing what to understand more deeply, where attention can support steadier conversations, and how to take steps that lead to transformation. Quotes “If you're serious about transformation, you first need to assess your communication capacity and know exactly where you stand.” (02:45 | Alejandra Siroka)“Compassionate understanding means recognizing these patterns without shame or blame or guilt, just with curiosity and kindness.” (08:19 | Alejandra Siroka)“Deep and meaningful relationships have strengthened after conflicts, after disagreements, mistakes, hurts, and misunderstandings.” (19:10 | Alejandra Siroka)“The research is clear. It's not whether couples fight that predicts relationship success. It's how they repair.” (19:20 | Alejandra Siroka)“What you say now is a model of relatedness for others. The way you communicate with your closest people is the way you're impacting the whole world and the future.” (20:19 | Alejandra Siroka) Links Language Alchemy Episode 136: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcasts/language-alchemy-podcast/episodes/2148547407 Language Alchemy Episode 137: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcasts/language-alchemy-podcast/episodes/2148560398 To leave a review on Apple Podcasts, click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-alchemy-podcast/id1576461366 To leave a review on Spotify, click: https://open.spotify.com/show/5yTj9hSotq8EAjPCYg2jYw?si=aQNuoStRQomTNUKHGSD56A&nd=1&dlsi=064dcb42ba8d4706 To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    28 m
  • 187. How to Communicate with Integrity When Others Don't

    187. How to Communicate with Integrity When Others Don't
    Jan 14 2026

    When the world feels chaotic and conversations feel risky the question becomes where to begin. Choosing integrity, clarity and care in how you communicate may be one of the most meaningful places to start.

    It can be tempting to disengage or speak without much care for impact when public discourse feels fractured and emotionally charged. Alejandra Siroka invites listeners to consider why communication still shapes the quality of our relationships and how local interactions within families, workplaces and friendships remain places where integrity and care are still fully within reach.

    Alejandra highlights patterns to be aware of such as shutting down to avoid conflict lashing out under pressure or staying silent to keep the peace. These responses may feel familiar yet they often pull us away from the values we want to live by. Through relatable examples she offers language that helps set boundaries without escalating tension and express disagreement while staying grounded. In this episode, you will learn to focus less on changing others and more on staying aligned with your values when conversations get uncomfortable.

    At the end of the episode, Alejandra guides you through a practical exercise to support steadier conversations and reduce unnecessary drama.

    Quotes

    • “The health of the world depends on the health of our families. And the health of our families depends on how healthy our communication is. Healthy communication gives us healthy relationships.” (00:00 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “If you react by avoiding, attacking, or shutting down, then you are using what I call the language of survival.” (07:14 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “You are not communicating in alignment with your values to try to change the other person. That’s not the point. You communicate with integrity because of who you are.” (12:23 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “When you communicate in alignment with your values, you are being authentic. But when you communicate in alignment with your usual habits and inherited communication patterns, you are not being authentic.” (13:23 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “You're not being in the present moment and you're not being authentic. True authenticity requires presence, which means pausing effort, willingness, and awareness. Authenticity means taking the space to check in with yourself and making the effort to ask yourself, what do I value in this relationship? And am I communicating in a way that reflects those values? ” (15:17| Alejandra Siroka)

    Links

    Group Coaching: https://www.languagealchemy.com/groupcoaching

    To leave a review on Apple Podcasts, click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-alchemy-podcast/id1576461366

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    To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme

    To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist

    To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion

    To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone

    To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples

    To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient

    To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy

    Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD

    Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    26 m
  • 186. Break Unhealthy Family Dynamics: How to Heal the Relationship with Your Parents, with Adult Parenting Coach Kan Yan

    186. Break Unhealthy Family Dynamics: How to Heal the Relationship with Your Parents, with Adult Parenting Coach Kan Yan
    Dec 31 2025
    What happens when you stop trying to fix your parents and start rebuilding the relationship itself from the inside out? Alejandra Siroka sits down with Kan Yan, founder of Parents Reimagined, to explore what actually helps long-standing parent–adult child dynamics shift. Rather than focusing on quick breakthroughs, they look at why awareness alone rarely changes family relationships, especially when those patterns were shaped by fear, silence, or unspoken cultural rules. Kan shares how growing up afraid of a parent he also loved left an imprint on his nervous system, and why expecting a single emotional conversation to undo decades of conditioning often leads to disappointment. What happens when repair becomes a steady practice instead of a single moment? The conversation also examines multicultural family dynamics and the quiet agreements many families hold around what can and cannot be talked about. Things to avoid often include staying locked in surface or action-based conversations that never touch internal experience. Alejandra and Kan invite listeners to consider how language, presence, and consistency can slowly loosen rigid roles, even with parents who never learned how to talk about feelings or relationships. Rather than offering a promise of a perfect outcome, this episode presents a grounded way of thinking about change that includes release, reimagining, support, and experimentation. It encourages listeners to understand that healing does not mean getting the parent you once wished for, but it can include uncovering a relationship that feels more alive, more honest, and more human. Quotes “Our kind of solution set of reality depends on the kinds of things we can see around us.” (10:22 | Kan Yan)“Instead of saying, hey, mom and dad, you're messed up, I went to my dad and I had a big conversation with him where I shared, actually, I'm having a hard time.” (12:48 | Kan Yan)“What I tell people is to not expect very much from catharsis when it comes to this kind of relationship, because this relationship has been forged over decades, know, in the early decades in a daily hour by hour way.” (16:35 | Kan Yan)“Just because you bring some awareness to the relationship doesn't mean that the other person is suddenly going to become the fantasy parent that you never had.” (32:55 | Kan Yan)“There's a lot of stigma and shame around having some sort of unsatisfying parent relationship. We think that we should have a better relationship and so we hide it. That's a real problem because the more you can have support from outside of the family system, the more likely it is that things will change.” (37:15 | Kan Yan) Links Parents Reimagined: https://www.parentsreimagined.com/ Language Alchemy Group Coaching: https://www.languagealchemy.com/groupcoaching To leave a review on Apple Podcasts, click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-alchemy-podcast/id1576461366 To leave a review on Spotify, click: https://open.spotify.com/show/5yTj9hSotq8EAjPCYg2jYw?si=aQNuoStRQomTNUKHGSD56A&nd=1&dlsi=064dcb42ba8d4706 To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    43 m
  • 185. How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Communication (Without Losing Your Mind). Passive Aggression, Part 4

    185. How to Respond to Passive-Aggressive Communication (Without Losing Your Mind). Passive Aggression, Part 4
    Dec 17 2025
    Passive aggression loses its power when you learn how to meet it with clarity, steadiness and communication grounded in your own values. This episode gets right to the question so many people carry: what do you do when someone’s indirect comment leaves you confused, tense or unsure how to respond? Alejandra talks about the inner experience behind passive aggression and why it often reflects fear, discomfort or a lack of skill rather than intentional harm. That insight becomes the entry point for a more grounded response. What if your goal isn’t to decode their tone but to stay centered in your own values? What opens up when you stop chasing reassurance and instead hold steady? From there, Alejandra shares practical ways to keep conversations from spiraling. Remain neutral so you don’t absorb someone else’s emotional load. Name the mismatch you notice when words and tone don’t align. Set firm boundaries when the pattern continues. Acknowledge directness when it finally emerges. Each tool protects your peace and creates enough clarity for honest dialogue to become possible. Throughout the episode, she returns to discernment. Not every moment calls for analysis or engagement. Things to avoid are overexplaining, internalizing someone else’s feelings or taking vague comments as truth. Try to be aware of what the relationship can hold and what your own capacity permits. The heart of the conversation is simple. You cannot control someone else’s communication, yet you can respond with intention and create interactions that feel more grounded, respectful and real. Quotes “Let's start by acknowledging that you have no control of how others communicate.You can't make someone communicate directly if they're not ready, they don't know how, or at the very least, they're not willing to express what they feel, want, need, or value.” (04:55 | Alejandra Siroka)“We always have the discernment and the responsibility to choose how to respond when others communicate with us. And you have the power to create the conditions that make direct communication more possible.” (05:20 | Alejandra Siroka)“You can think of passive-aggressive communication as smoke signals. The person is trying to tell you something, but they don't know how to do it directly.” (07:45 | Alejandra Siroka)“Your job isn't to decode the message perfectly or to fix their communication. What you need to do instead is to respond in a way that's aligned with your values and to invite, but not demand, more authentic communication.” (07:54 | Alejandra Siroka)“Passive aggression will not change overnight, but if you respect your own boundaries and you hold yourself and the other person with compassion, the boundaries can guide the other person to communicate more directly with you.” (15:54 | Alejandra Siroka) Links To leave a review on Apple Podcasts, click: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-language-alchemy-podcast/id1576461366 To leave a review on Spotify, click: https://open.spotify.com/show/5yTj9hSotq8EAjPCYg2jYw?si=aQNuoStRQomTNUKHGSD56A&nd=1&dlsi=064dcb42ba8d4706 To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    23 m
  • 184. Transforming Your Passive-Aggressive Communication Patterns. Passive Aggression, Part 3

    184. Transforming Your Passive-Aggressive Communication Patterns. Passive Aggression, Part 3
    Dec 3 2025

    Healthy boundaries are part of any healthy relationship. And passive aggression often shows up when we are not setting clear boundaries.

    Passive-aggressive communication may look small on the surface, but it creates confusion, distance, and a surprising amount of emotional fatigue. In this episode, Alejandra Siroka shows why indirect comments and hidden resentment become so draining and why many people default to these habits when they fear disappointing others or being dismissed. The discussion centers on a simple but powerful idea: clarity is not harshness, and honesty is not danger.

    Listeners are invited to reflect on an important question: what happens when you stop expecting others to read your mind and start trusting your voice instead? Alejandra walks through four core skills that support more direct expression, from identifying your actual needs to setting boundaries before resentment builds. She also shares a daily journaling practice that helps you notice your patterns and strengthen your ability to communicate with intention.

    The heart of this episode is the reminder that passive aggression fades when self-worth grows, and every clear statement you make creates more connection, not less.

    Quotes

    • "Going through elaborate methods to try to have people read our minds and then feeling hurt when they can't is not only exhausting, it is a form of self abandonment." (07:19 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "No's are as important as yeses in our relationships." (10:21 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "Passive aggression often comes from a deep belief that we are not worthy of direct communication, that if we are too direct, too clear or too much ourselves, people will reject us." (13:31 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "Learning to believe that you are worthy of expressing yourself directly, that your feelings matter, that your needs are legitimate, that you don't have to manipulate, control, or manage situations or people into caring about you." (35:05 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "Every time you choose direct communication over passive aggression, you are choosing to co-create and maintain thriving relationships and contributing to a more conscious world." (37:45 | Alejandra Siroka)

    Links

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    To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme

    To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist

    To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion

    To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone

    To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples

    To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient

    To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy

    Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD

    Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    22 m
  • 183. Passive Aggression's Hidden Cost: How It Erodes Trust & Blocks Intimacy. Passive Aggression Part 2

    183. Passive Aggression's Hidden Cost: How It Erodes Trust & Blocks Intimacy. Passive Aggression Part 2
    Nov 19 2025

    Passive aggression quietly unravels trust and closeness by hiding real emotions behind polite words.

    Alejandra Siroka looks at how passive aggression shapes the emotional tone of a relationship long before anyone names the tension out loud. She explains how mismatched messages create doubt that settles into the space between people, especially when humor, silence, or polite phrases carry a hint of frustration, anger or disappointment beneath the surface. That subtle mismatch can make it hard to feel understood, even when both people care deeply about the relationship.

    Instead of assuming hostility, Alejandra invites listeners to explore what those moments reveal. What if the sting you feel signals a deeper discomfort that has been pushed aside? What comes into view when you trust the signals your body picks up before your mind rationalizes them away? Alejandra offers five tools that help listeners uncover these patterns and engage with them more consciously. Things to avoid are quick blame, defensiveness, or the urge to downplay what feels off. Try to be aware of jokes that carry tension, agreements that feel forced, or silence that feels heavy. Consider how clarity, honesty, and compassion can guide the way you express what matters most.

    This episode encourages a deeper understanding of passive aggression as a learned response that can shift with intention, presence, and value-based communication.

    Quotes

    • "When you can't trust that someone means what they say, the foundation of the relationship begins to crumble. You start second guessing every interaction, looking for hidden meanings and ulterior motives, even when there are nothing but good intentions and zero hidden agendas." (04:05 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "Real connection requires authenticity." (05:08 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "This kind of passive aggression is a form of gaslighting." (10:25 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "Trust your body's wisdom. Your body knows when something is off, even when your mind tries to rationalize it. If you feel that sting, that tightness in your stomach, that confusion after an interaction, pay attention to it. Don't dismiss it." (12:12 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “Passive aggression operates beneath the surface. And if we don't work to transform this negative form of communication, it can gradually create a series of tears in the relationship that eventually can reduce relationships to threads." (11:29 | Alejandra Siroka)

    Links

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    To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme

    To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist

    To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion

    To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone

    To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples

    To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient

    To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy

    Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD

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    21 m
  • 182. What is Passive Aggressive Communication Recognizing Hidden Messages in Your Relationships

    182. What is Passive Aggressive Communication Recognizing Hidden Messages in Your Relationships
    Nov 5 2025

    Passive aggression hides beneath polite words and careful smiles, creating confusion and distance in relationships that crave honesty and emotional safety.

    Alejandra Siroka begins a new mini-series by inviting listeners to understand passive-aggressive communication not as cruelty or manipulation but as a protective response born from fear, powerlessness, or cultural conditioning. She reveals how indirect language—sarcasm, silence, backhanded compliments, or half-hearted agreement—often signals discomfort that feels too risky to express directly.

    Rather than labeling these moments as toxic, Alejandra encourages awareness. What if the tension you feel in a conversation isn’t hostility but an attempt to stay safe? What changes when you notice the mismatch between someone’s words and their energy with curiosity instead of blame?

    Through relatable examples and compassionate reflection, she helps listeners uncover the roots of passive aggression and begin seeing it as a learned pattern that can soften with understanding. This first part of the mini-series lays the foundation for a more conscious way to relate, one that replaces confusion with clarity and hidden resentment with genuine connection.

    Quotes

    • “Passive-aggressive communication is a way of expressing something we consider uncomfortable in an indirect way." (04:15 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “That's the tricky thing about passive aggression. It operates in the space between what is said and what is meant. And it leaves the person on the receiving end feeling confused, questioning their perception, and often absorbing guilt or shame that isn't theirs.” (10:00 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "People who communicate with passive aggression are not bad people. They are wonderful, good, loving humans, just like you, who happen to be reacting." (10:46 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • "Passive aggression often emerges when someone feels they have no direct power or voice in a situation." (13:00 | Alejandra Siroka)
    • “Passive-aggressive communication is the indirect expression of uncomfortable feelings, opinions, experiences, wants, and needs. And we communicate that through words, tone, or behavior that don't match what we mean.” (16:15 | Alejandra Siroka)

    Links

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    To work with Alejandra, visit: www.languagealchemy.com/workwithme

    To join the Language Alchemy mailing list, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/mailinglist

    To ask questions you'd like Alejandra to answer in the podcast, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/podcastquestion

    To find out about 1:1 transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/oneonone

    To find out about couple transformative communication coaching with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/couples

    To schedule a reduced-rate coaching consultation with Alejandra, visit: https://www.languagealchemy.com/newclient

    To follow Alejandra on instagram follow @languagealchemy

    Podcast Music composed by Gary Lapow: open.spotify.com/artist/1HlMhcNfKIELxYil5mVqD

    Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm
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    18 m