A listener shared: “At my mom’s house, visiting meant nonstop talking. At my husband’s, it meant quiet companionship.”

Same moment. Different meanings.

This episode on Blind Spots, Gail unpacks the invisible scripts we carry into relationships—those default settings shaped by family, culture, and experience. What happens when our assumptions clash with someone else’s? For example, how do we stop interpreting silence as rejection or conversation as overwhelm?

Tune in for a powerful exploration of emotional regulation, boundary-setting, and the 90-second rule—a neuroscience-backed tool for navigating reactive moments with grace. For both personal and professional life, this episode offers practical insights to help you decode your defaults and connect with more intention.

Shift from autopilot to awareness.

Books Mentioned:

• The Four Agreements — Don Miguel Ruiz

• What Happened to You? — Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Bruce D. Perry

• 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back and the Truth That Will Set You Free — Steve Chandler

• Humankind: A Hopeful History — Rutger Bregman

• The Laws of Human Nature — Robert Greene

• A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence — Jeff Hawkins

Authors Mentioned:

• Malcolm Gladwell

• Stephen Shedletzky

• Jefferson Fisher