Real Talk: A Guide to Conversations That Matter

How many times have you said "we should get coffee sometime" and never followed through?

What if you had a reason to actually call them? A simple plan for what to talk about? Permission to go deeper than small talk?

This is that excuse.

Real Talk is a simple guide to having the conversations you've been putting off — the ones that help you understand yourself better AND strengthen your connection with someone you care about.

It's self-help work you do together. Which means it actually gets done.

Here's what this is:

Your excuse to reach out. Your reason to go deeper. A simple plan that turns "we should catch up" into a conversation that actually happens and actually matters.

Here's what it's not:

Another self-improvement assignment. A script for the perfect conversation. A project that requires hours you don't have.

What you'll get:

When you bring a little intentionality to a conversation with someone who knows you, something shifts. You get to deepen your relationship with them AND understand yourself better — not by doing more, but by removing the barriers that keep us surface-level.

Permission granted:

• You don't need to journal every day
• You don't need to have it all figured out before you talk
• You don't need perfect questions or the "right" structure
• Your messy, wandering conversations ARE the work

Inside the guide:

• A simple 4-step process: Plan who to talk to, prep a few conversation starters, have the conversation, and reflect on what you learned.
• Real examples: Listen to how these conversations actually sound through episodes from Sharing the Middle podcast — real talks with family and friends, mess included.

We'll walk you through the whole thing. First step? Figuring out who you want to talk to.

Let's make this as easy as possible.