bagatocounseling

Not really. They’re about making a moment a moment. They’re about taking an otherwise ordinary experience and turning it into one of connection—whether by learning something you didn’t already know about someone else, connecting over similar answers, or disclosing something about yourself. When we share with others, it helps us make sense of things we didn’t quite understand yet. It brings clarity to experiences that once felt confusing. And when we hear from others, it reminds us that we’re...

You can spend hours talking to someone and never feel any closer to them. So what makes a conversation substantial? It’s the kind of conversation where you walk away knowing something real was exchanged. Not because it was especially deep or serious. Not because it lasted for hours. Connection doesn’t come from the number of words spoken. It comes from authenticity, curiosity, and vulnerability. Here are three ways to make your conversations more meaningful: 1. Really listen to the other...

How do we lose our wonder? Is it slowly over time, or is it more instantaneous? Does it begin to deteriorate when we’re being rushed to put on our shoes or leave the house by our caregivers? By society shuffling us from one thing to the next and the next? By capitalism that tells us to work harder, do more, and leaves little to no time to rest? Is it that, as Americans, we have forgotten (or maybe never really valued) wonder to begin with? I don’t know if there’s one clear answer. But I do...