{"podcast":{"title":"The Jayson Gaddis Podcast","slug":"the-jayson-gaddis-podcast-745455","podcast_index_feed_id":745455,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1034ef008/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://relationshipschool.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43404722/43404722-1772479501929-d6f3bd4f93209.jpg","author":"Jayson Gaddis","episode_count":562,"summary":"The Jayson Gaddis Podcast explores marriage, fatherhood, spirituality, and emotional and relational leadership. Hosted by Founder, high performance coach, and author Jayson Gaddis, who has spent 20+ years helping people transform their most important relationships.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:19:49.346921+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jayson-gaddis-podcast-745455"},"episode":{"title":"Stop Avoiding Difficult Conversations (Do This Instead) - Jayson Gaddis - 544","slug":"stop-avoiding-difficult-conversations-do-this-instead-jayson-gaddis-544","published_at":"2025-10-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jayson-gaddis-podcast-745455/stop-avoiding-difficult-conversations-do-this-instead-jayson-gaddis-544","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jayson-gaddis-podcast-745455","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jaysongaddis/episodes/Stop-Avoiding-Difficult-Conversations-Do-This-Instead---Jayson-Gaddis---544-e38u486","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1034ef008/podcast/play/109039302/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-30%2F408436297-44100-2-59db478b24c2a.mp3","summary":"Avoiding hard conversations doesn’t make them go away. It builds resentment, distance, and unresolved tension. In this episode, Jayson unpacks why avoiding conflict costs more than it saves, how to approach difficult conversations with honesty and care, and why vulnerability is the key to repair. Timestamps: 1:00 - The cost of not having difficult conversations 7:00 - How to have hard difficult conversations 10:50 - Leading with vulnerability 13:00 - Learning to repair after difficult conversations Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Relationship School⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jayson on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠","meta_description":"Avoiding hard conversations doesn’t make them go away. It builds resentment, distance, and unresolved tension. In this episode, Jayson unpacks why avoidin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1040,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jayson-gaddis-podcast-745455/episodes/stop-avoiding-difficult-conversations-do-this-instead-jayson-gaddis-544/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jayson-gaddis-podcast-745455/stop-avoiding-difficult-conversations-do-this-instead-jayson-gaddis-544.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}