Communicating Through Adversity

<p>Our guest today is Smitha Gunturi, a woman’s advocate and podcast host who has overcome just an incredible amount of adversity over the course of her life.</p><p></p><p>We don’t discuss communications specifically. Instead, Smitha shares a number of life lessons that can inform how we can communicate more effectively in difficult situations: the importance of empathy, or as Smitha puts it, “seeing things from someone else’s perspective.”</p><p></p><p>Along the way, Smitha shares a poignant moment when she learns a terrible truth from her son and explains that sometimes the most difficult conversations are the most important to have.</p><p></p><p>To learn more about Smitha and the services she provides, please visit her website at <a href="http://www.smithagunturi.com/">www.smithagunturi.com</a>.</p><p></p><p>If you have any thoughts or ideas for topics you’d like us to cover, or questions you’d like to ask, please send an email to <a href="mailto:wtstwtgt@gmail.com">wtstwtgt@gmail.com</a>. And please follow us on Twitter at #wtswtgt.</p><p></p><p>Finally, as always, a big thank you as always to Jim Cirillo of jimiumgroup.com for our original music and to Rachel Greenberger for our original art. </p>