Before the Hard Talk

4 min

The minutes before a difficult conversation can feel harder than the conversation itself, as your mind races ahead and rehearses what might go wrong. This grounding practice brings you back to the room you are actually in, using the floor, your shoulders and an unhurried breath. You can then walk through the door without needing to feel fearless, ready to meet what comes one sentence at a time.

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Hannah Brooks
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Hannah Brooks
Bright, clear, intentional

Bright and intentional, gently sure, turns a scattered mind toward something clear and worth doing.

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About this session

Before the Hard Talk is a guided audio session from Salūs, part of the work pressure collection, narrated by Hannah Brooks.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.