I once hated meaningless conversation.
I avoided them and judged those who put had them.
Then I realized I was avoiding something, so I sought these conversations out and felt everything that happened in me during them.
It got awkward. Soon I was crying... See more
A fantastic insight by Lisa Feldman Barrett: When someone expresses anxiety, the first thing you should do is ask: do you want empathy or do you want a solution?
Will 100% use this phrase going forward.