The Cost of Dismissing Hurt as Manipulation: Why Empathy is the Safer Assumption in Difficult Conversations
Called to Transform by Tracey Miller
Episode notes
Do you ever struggle to know whether someone is being manipulative or genuinely hurt? How do you respond in that moment? In this episode, Tracey explores why giving others the benefit of the doubt may be the wiser starting point.
This episode was originally published under the podcast Before We Speak, now part of Called to Transform.
https://calledtotransform.com/2026/03/09/the-cost-of-dismissing-hurt/
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