Meaningful conversations for personal transformation.
Do you have a feeling that there is something more to life? Are you ready to make a change but unsure where to start?
The Opposite of Small Talk provides a space for meaningful conversations that lead to personal transformation.
If you’re ready to connect with new ideas and interesting people, join us on this journey of self-discovery. We discuss a variety of topics with experts and thought leaders to help you reflect on what matters to you. Each episode gives you a reason to connect with the people in your life to have your own opposite of small talk conversations
Through the power of reflection and connection, the path to your own transformation will come into focus.
Latest Episodes
In this episode, we have a Discussion on Domestic and Interpersonal Violence with our guest, Jennifer Peterkin. Jennifer helps us to understand the difficulties of recognizing and exiting a violent relationship as well as some of the harmful stereotypes and expectations society has pushed in regards to domestic and interpersonal violence.
In this episode Kristy shares the secret that will make it easier to connect with your colleagues and build rapport quickly during that weird pre-meeting phase.
In this episode, we speak to Gay Hendricks on the topic of Overcoming Upper Limits and Self-Sabotage. Gay shares his own personal struggles, how he came to recognize patterns of self-sabotage, and some of the techniques he uses to help others break through sabotaging behaviors to achieve liberation in their daily lives.
In this special episode we sit down with Dr. Yanique Redwood, and Kate Schatz, following an experimental event they held in Fall 2023 in Oakland, CA, with the goal of centering black female voices and experiences as well as a book talk on Dr. Redwood’s book, White Women Cry and Call Me Angry, moderated by Kate.
In this episode Kristy is interviewed with Lisa Gillette of Big Sky Coaching on her podcast Grace, Grit, Getting it Done! Kristy shares her experience of struggling with workplace communication as a mid-career professional how she learned to be more prepared to speak up at work.
In this episode, we discuss with Amani Zaveri the topic of The Art of Quitting. Amani shares with us some of the benefits of quitting, reasons or circumstances that may hold us back, and finally, she offers advice on how to gracefully quit without burning bridges.
Today’s guest Kate Manne discusses with us the topic of How to Face Fatphobia. Kate shares with us some fascinating historical origins of the Body Mass Index (BMI); ways fat phobia shows up in areas of society including in medical treatment; and other relevant topics tackled in her book, released in January 2024, titled, Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia.
This episode is for you if you’re overwhelmed with meetings at work and spending nights and weekends catching up on work that you couldn’t get to during the day. Learn practical steps to take today to get your work hours under control.
we speak to Monica Le Baron on the topic of Sleep Simplified. Monica shares how several experiences, including a relocation, impacted the quality of her own sleep, some easy beginners steps she recommends in her book by the same name, “Sleep Simplified: Simple Tools to Reduce Anxiety, Finish the Stress Cycle, and Sleep Like a Queen,” and how yoga nidra, a form of guided meditation, has been a real game changer for her on her journey to good quality sleep.
Just in time for “Galentine’s Day,” this special episode features author Rhaina Cohen on the topic of, The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center. Her book, by the same name, was released today. We discuss excerpts from the book, the unique friendship stories she’s found through her research; and how her own close friendship was the catalyst to her interest in this topic.