Conversations That Don't Suck

Kyla Sokoll-Ward
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In a world that is collectively starved for connection, why does it feel so hard to cultivate? Join Kyla Sokoll-Ward, millennial loneliness thought leader, in truth-telling conversations with community builders, professional empaths, and communication experts as we build a world where expressing your emotions is normal, having meaningful community is non-negotiable, and empathic communication is practiced on the daily. If you’re tired of the “What do you do?” and otherwise s****y conversations you keep finding yourself trapped in, you’ll love these deep-dive discussions around topics including connection, communication, community, and how to bring more realness to the world in a way that creates more belonging, not separation.

  1. 12/16/2020

    The Podcast is Pausing!

    The podcast is taking an indefinite break, because the world is hard and weird and I need to hermit. I love you each. Listen for an explanation. I'll be back!

    17 min

  2. 10/12/2020

    Exploring Mental Health in Community with Sasha Raskin

    Sasha Raskin is on the podcast this week! Sasha and I met through the magic of Facebook (mild sarcasm, but also, amazing). In this episode, we discuss: - How she started her community A Beautiful Mess, her mental health journey, her experience checking herself into a mental hospital, paradoxes in emotions, the impact of vulnerability, the difference between real vulnerability and oversharing in leadership, and “safe spaces”. Sasha Raskin is the Founder of A BEAUTIFUL MESS (ABM), a mental health organization that runs corporate talks and events to combat loneliness, depression and stigma. Before that, she was a Hollywood literary agent representing dozens of bestsellers across the globe and even briefly ran a tech company, all the while struggling with debilitating depression. She started ABM to be the resource she wished she had when she was struggling the most. Additional links: Check out the COLLECTIVE UNKNOWN here: www.collectiveunknown.com Website: www.abeautifulmess.org Facebook Group (private and confidential) https://www.facebook.com/groups/3261029013925953/ Subscribe to her email list here https://rb.gy/4kd1tr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/abeautifulmess_org/ Follow Sasha’s Writing on Medium: https://blog.usejournal.com/@sashaalexraskin DONATE: No one is turned away for lack of funds to our events so many people attend for free. Please support our mission financially. Tax Deductible Donations can be made here https://abeautifulmess.gvng.org/ You can book a free exploratory call here: https://calendly.com/sraskin/15min

    51 min

  3. 10/05/2020

    Friendcast! with Jordan

    My roommate, dear friend, and fellow connection lover Jordan is on the podcast this week. And we’re using Convers(ate) cards! Convers(ate) Conversation Cards spark conversation about an interesting and universal topic using a unique set of question prompts. I LOVE these cards and highly recommend checking them out. Shout out to Taylor at Convers(ate) for reaching out and for enlightening me to these amazing cards! In this episode, we discuss: tattoos, relishing change vs resisting it, death and how memories last, responsibility in being free, how we understand the passing of time, the Backstreet Boys (always), and much more. I love doing these friendcasts and being able to hit record while having an amazing conversation with someone I love. Enjoy, y’all. A bit about Jord: Jordan Edelheit believes in the power of a story and that conversations that change perspectives have the ability to change the world. She became a TEDx organizer nearly a decade ago and has spent the time since often at the intersection of storytelling and exploring ideas that are central to our humanness. Alongside a talented team of incarcerated men, she co-produced the first major TEDx event in a correctional facility, TEDxMarionCorrectional, using the TEDx platform to promote conversations on justice and social change. Always fascinated by the human experience, her work has now led her to be both a birth doula and working with the nonprofit You're Going to Die, launching a program in prisons centered around creative expression and conversations surrounding death and our shared mortality. www.collectiveunknown.com www.convers-ate.com

    50 min

  4. 09/28/2020

    Solocast: In Defense of Sensitivity

    Episode 5 of 5 in the series on under-felt, under-appreciated, under-processed emotions. Sensitivity is a big one, y'all. It's one that most people think is bad, too much, too unpleasant... but I think it's a huge gift (like all five of the emotions I've talked about these last episodes!) In this episode, I get into what sensitivity is, why it's challenging, and how we can become more attuned and discerning sensitive beings. Enjoy! As always, I love to hear your thoughts on these things. You can reach out to me via my website: www.kylasw.com The Collective Unknown is now live! www.collectiveunknown.com votesaveamerica.org nextgenamerica.org The Highly Sensitive Person by Dr. Elaine Aron

    37 min

  5. 09/21/2020

    Solocast: In Defense of Heartbreak

    This is episode 4/5 of under-felt, under-appreciated, under-processed emotions. Heartbreak is my favorite thing to talk about, second to loneliness ;) and in this episode I dive into a few of the toughest experiences I've had with heartbreak, why I think it's so important to fully feel heartbreak, and how it expands our capacity for more love. This is a juicy one, and I hope y'all love it. You can also listen to episode 11 where I share some poetry on an experience of heartbreak I had had at that time. Check out my NEW PROJECT The Collective Unknown: www.collectiveunknown.com

    42 min

  6. 09/14/2020

    Solocast: In Defense of Rage

    This is episode 3 of 5 in a series on emotions that are often under-felt, under-appreciated, and under-processed. RAGE is a big one!! If you're not feeling rage this year, I'm not sure where you're living, but if you're anything like me, rage is a feeling that has followed you for more than a year. Especially for people socialized as women, rage is something we're rarely permissioned to experience, let alone actually embody or express. But there is SO MUCH WISDOM in rage, and in this episode I dive into some of my own experiences with it (just a lifetime or more), what we think rage is based on how it typically gets expressed (through aggression or violence), and how to move rage through the body in a healthy and clean way. Much love!

    33 min

  7. 09/07/2020

    Solocast: In Defense of Neediness

    NEEDINESS - Does this word make your skin crawl the way that mine does?! This is part 2 of 5 in a series on difficult or under-processed emotions, and neediness is one of the most rejected feelings I've ever known, both in myself and others. I dive into what neediness is, the many ways it gets experienced, and what you can do to get more in touch with your neediness (and... dare I say... make friends with it?!) I hope y'all love this one. It's fun to deep-dive into some tough emotions with you. As always, I'd love to hear what you think - about this episode, or about other emotions you'd like to hear about over the next 3 episodes. www.theschooloflife.com

    38 min

  8. 08/31/2020

    Solocast: In Defense of Loneliness

    I'm lonely, you're lonely, we're all lonely. I'm back with another solocast. For the next 5 weeks, I'll speak to 5 different challenging emotions/emotional experiences, my thoughts on them through my research with loneliness and connection, and a few vulnerable shares of my own experiences with them. Y'all have been loving the solocasts, and I'd love to hear more of your feedback, thoughts, ideas, musings, questions. Much love!

    39 min
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In a world that is collectively starved for connection, why does it feel so hard to cultivate? Join Kyla Sokoll-Ward, millennial loneliness thought leader, in truth-telling conversations with community builders, professional empaths, and communication experts as we build a world where expressing your emotions is normal, having meaningful community is non-negotiable, and empathic communication is practiced on the daily. If you’re tired of the “What do you do?” and otherwise s****y conversations you keep finding yourself trapped in, you’ll love these deep-dive discussions around topics including connection, communication, community, and how to bring more realness to the world in a way that creates more belonging, not separation.

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