1400: Leslie John | The Underrated Power of Oversharing

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Today, doctor Leslie John joins us to explore why opening up can build the trust we keep waiting to feel, how staying guarded quietly costs us relationships, and where honest connection crosses into oversharing or manipulation. Because there's a sweet spot between being an emotional witness protection program and making everyone at brunch wish you'd signed an NDA. Here we go with Dr. Leslie John. So I was trying to figure out I was like, Okay, I got Doctor Leslie John coming on, we're gonna talk about oversharing What can I overshare right in the beginning. But then it that kinda defeats the purpose, right? I don't know, if you're just using it as a tool.

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