Insights from Dr. Jen Fry

Telling the Hard Thing Without Dancing Around It
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Why Honesty Needs Space, Not Spin We treat difficult conversations like they’re something explosive.

When Going Home for the Holidays Shakes Your Healing
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Holidays come with warmth, food, and rooms that hold your oldest stories. They also

Before You Enter the Transfer Portal: What Athletes Need to Think Through First
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Fall seasons are ending, and with that comes a predictable wave of stress, frustration,

“That’s just how they are” is ruining your team
This is part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what believing those lies

When Hard and Complicated Collide
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Grief is messy. It hits you sideways, then hands you a pile of bills

Communication isn’t a gift. It’s a skill.
This is part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what believing those lies

One More Shot: What NVIDIA Can Teach Us About Opportunity
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. We love a success story. The IPO, the billion-dollar valuation, the headline that makes

What’s your team afraid to tell you?
This is part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what believing those lies

Defending vs. Being Defensive: Why the Difference Matters
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Words shape how trust lives or dies in a conversation. When we label someone

Your conflict avoidance is expensive
This is part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what believing those lies

If You’re Old Enough For A Mortgage, You’re Too Old For The “Just Joking” Defense
Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Let’s talk about that leaked group chat. A bunch of young Republican leaders—ages 24

Reward honesty, not just composure
This is part of a series that takes aim at the biggest lies we’ve been taught about conflict and communication—and exposes what believing those lies
