Most people slide into Robert Roble's car, pop in their earbuds, and signal that they'd rather not talk. Roble has spent eight years and nearly 12,000 Lyft rides trying to change their minds. By the ...

A new paper published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that people are too quick to pull the plug on a good conversation — thinking, mistakenly, that conversations that ...

Tough chats are manageable if you have clear steps to take. Experts share tools that they have used in their own lives. By Jancee Dunn I once had an issue with a close friend — but instead of talking ...

This is another article in our series on how to handle tough conversations with kids. This one stemmed from events that have happened across the country, not just in Michigan. We hope it helps!

Many of us avoid talking politics with people who disagree with us. After all, what’s the point? No one’s minds will change, and it might only hurt the relationship. But new research suggests that’s ...

Long pauses and awkward silences can feel threatening in conversations, but short, intentional ones can actually draw people in and create a safe space. Someone who possesses a high conversational IQ ...