In this episode of The Talk podcast, host Ashley Bell talks to Joy of It co-founders, Julie Widman and Joy Roberts, about social and emotional learning (SEL). They discuss how to use SEL as a tool for hard conversations as well as engage in mutually beneficial conversations. They share why this is important to them through personal stories.

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• [00:01] Intro
• [02:27] On today’s episode
• [08:14] What is social and emotional learning
• [14:28] Acknowledging concerns
• [19:28] Building relationships and community
• [23:05] To foster healthy curiosity
• [32:02] Let’s talk about the big elephants
• [34:44] Why is this important?
• [40:42] Storytime
• [49:47] Remaining vulnerable
• [52:13] A brief homework assignment
• [52:47] What to expect on the next episode