How to Have Difficult Conversations, Featuring Julia Dhar

If you’re looking to elevate your conversations, find common ground with others, and bring more authenticity into your career, relationships, and everyday life, this episode is for you! In this show, host Gretta sits down with world-renowned behavioral scientist Julia Dhar, Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and co-author of *How Change Really Works*, to unpack everything from navigating difficult conversations to the uncertainty of ghosting. Julia and Gretta dive into many topics, including: - The Threat Response: Why difficult conversations can be so triggering. - The False Alignment Trap: Why saying "I'm aligned" when you're not is unhelpful. - Overcoming Awkwardness: Why awkward moments feel far bigger to you than they do to the other person. - Small Steps for People-Pleasing Recovery: How using your voice is a powerful tool. - Ghosting: Why it hurts and tips for setting up relationships to help prevent it. - And so much more! This conversation offers practical, science-backed tools to help you communicate more authentically, confidently, and productively. **Connect with Julia Dhar:** howchangereallyworks.com | LinkedIn | Instagram  Trained as a behavioral economist, Julia is currently the  Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group, and the co-founder of their Behavioral Science Lab. Her TED talks on productive disagreement have sparked global conversations; she is a regular Forbes columnist, and she co-authored *How Change Really Works*.  **Connect with Gretta:** Free Guide: What to Say To A Ghost Free and Facebook Support Group |  Instagram | copingwithghosting.com Host Gretta Perlmutter, a Certified Post Betrayal Transformation® Coach, delivers evidence-based strategies to turn personal betrayal into a powerful catalyst for growth and healing. Music: "Ghosted" by Gustavo Zaiah Disclaimer: This information is designed to mentor and guide you to cope with Ghosting by cultivating a positive mindset and implementing self-care practices. It is for educational purposes only; it solely provides self-help tools for your use. Coping With Ghosting is not providing health care or psychological therapy services and is not diagnosing or treating any physical or mental ailment of the mind or body. The content is not a substitute for therapy or any advice given by a licensed psychologist or other licensed or other registered professionals. Support the show **Note to All Listeners:** Ghosting is defined as: The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication (Oxford Languages). When you leave an abusive situation without saying "goodbye," it's not ghosting, it's **"self-protection."** When you quietly exit a relationship after a communicated boundary has been violated, it's not ghosting, it's **"self-respect."**