10/4/19
In Aspen Baker’s ted talk, she discusses how there are multiple problems out in the world that we don’t talk about; abortion as an example. It has a been a topic of many for years. It is so controversial that many people argue of the topic of abortion. Topics like this are never an easy going conversation for people to have. Baker goes on to tell her story of her first time having an abortion. She was told it would be alright. She regrets it, so she opens a clinic where people can volunteer to chat with people and make them feel comfortable. It would be a place of understanding. Baker says, “there’s never a time when everyone will be on the same page, share the same lens, or know the same history. So, lets talk about listening and how to be a good listener” (Baker). She says that to be a good listener, you need to be understanding, and to do that, you need to be interested in what they are saying by listening and using reflective language. By using the same words as to what they say, shows and tells them that you understand and are ready to know about what it is they need to talk about. It will be showing them empathy that you have for them.