I’ll never forget the first time it happened.

I was talking with an engineer or coder type at a party. Their cell phone rang. They looked at it, answered it, and walked away without so much as an “excuse me”. In the middle of a sentence.

I’d like to say it was the only time it happened. It wasn’t. Sadly this kind of thing happens with more and more frequency.

Here’s the irony - when someone checks out (permanently or for a period of time) from some social media platform or another - they pronounce the departure with great fanfare.

As if anyone actually would notice they’re gone given the blowtorch blast of content.

Our social fabric and basic social contract sometimes feels ripped to shreds, the basic rules being utterly disregarded where it matters (interpersonal connection) and being applied in places they don’t even apply (“social” media).

So this week, a mea culpa of sorts, and some thoughts on how to stitch that sh*t back together.

In a world where what passes for radical honesty usually means someone is just letting things fly outta their pie-hole without much care for others, it’s time for radically authentic conversation. Conscious communication is simple, but often isn’t easy.

That’s why Cathy Brooks created Talk, Unleashed – a weekly podcast of radically honest conversation about — everything. Whether her own musings or in conversation with industry leaders, each episode invites curiosity.

Curiosity not about what people do, but why they do it. Who they are and what makes them tick. It’s about digging underneath to reveal the thing that is most true - that we are more alike than we are not.

A mix of solo episodes where Cathy shares her insights and experience or Cathy engaged in conversation with fascinating humans doing amazing things. No matter the format - it’s unvarnished, radically honest and entirely unleashed.

This podcast compliments Unleashed Leadership, the coaching business through which Cathy works with symphony orchestras, corporate clients, and individuals to help them unleash and untether their leadership and connect with others in a way that truly engages.

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