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How One Word Can Make Big Impact

By Alexia Vernon | April 10th, 2013

A couple of weeks ago I found what I believe will be my church. The pastor used his Palm Sunday sermon as an opportunity to ask us if we would risk crucifixion for speaking out against that which we know is wrong before segueing into a difficult conversation about child sex trafficking. He brought up [...]

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Are You Speaking the Right Love Language to Your People?

By Alexia Vernon | November 28th, 2012

This passed Thanksgiving weekend was one of my favorites. I went the better part of four days without cooking a thing. I got caught up on movies. Completed a lot of prep for the TEDxWomen event I’m hosting, TEDxFremontEastWomen. But most importantly, I indulged my preferred love language – quality time. If you are unfamiliar with [...]

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Sometimes When S/he’s Not Listening…S/he’s Listening

By Alexia Vernon | March 1st, 2012

Last week I was engaged in a conversation that made me want to run home, climb into my jammies, and retreat in my bed…for years. I was pulled into a conversation by a colleague who wanted to talk smack about another person who I think the world of. It was less than 24-hours before opening [...]

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The Backlash Against New Girl’s Nice Girl, And Why I’m Not Participating

By Alexia Vernon | February 9th, 2012

Last fall, when my husband Steve first started obsessively tuning into FOX’s New Girl, I was less than enthused. I was already struggling to catch all of my Thursday night NBC shows. The last thing I needed was another show on another night requiring me to carve out an extra 30-minutes per week. Plus, what relevance [...]

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If You Want to Learn How Someone Communicates, Watch How She Orders

By Alexia Vernon | January 25th, 2012

One of my behavioral goals for 2012 has been to ask more people out to eat. While I’ve always been a pretty social creature, it doesn’t take much for me to stay in my comfort zone and dine with the same handful of friends, family members, and professional colleagues. But of course, that’s just not [...]

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Stop Subsisting on Fast Food Communication

By Alexia Vernon | November 30th, 2011

One of my least favorite things to hear from a client is, “What’s the point in having the conversation? We’re never going to get anywhere.” And in most cases, the client is right. Most of us have the same conversation again and again because we show up to our verbal communication with a fast food [...]

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The Penn State Sexual Abuse Scandal and Why “Moral” People Suffer from Communication Paralysis

By Alexia Vernon | November 16th, 2011

Like much of the country, I’ve been equally riveted and devastated by coverage of the alleged sexual violence that transpired at Penn State. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, the story brings up a range of complicated memories, feelings, beliefs and questions – and perhaps above all else – a frustrating realization that people [...]

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I’m Retiring “I’m Sorry,” and Here’s Why

By Alexia Vernon | November 2nd, 2011

As I rushed to put the finishing touches on my Vegetable Pasta with Tomato-Pepper Sauce, I knocked Steve – who was prepping his own dinner – in the arm. Again. And again. And yet again. Each time, I punctuated the accidental assault with an “I’m sorry.” After about the fifth time Steve, who bless him [...]

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